basic introduction

In the 21st century, LED, as the most green energy-saving light source, is replacing traditional light sources and becoming the protagonist of lighting appliances. In addition to energy conservation considerations, environmental protection requirements are also one of the key points of this century. Do LED lights use environmentally friendly materials? Is the material harmful to people and the environment? This is another major issue we face.

Restriction of hazardous substances

a. EU RoHS Directive

EU: Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the Restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic equipment, i.e. EURoHS directive

b. California RoHS regulations

   US California: Restrictions on the use of Certain HazardousSubstances in Electronic Devices, i.e. California RoHS, Health and Safety Code section 25214.9-25214.10.2

c. US Federal RoHS Act

US: Environmental Design of Electrical Equipment (EDEE) Act, i.e. USRoHS H.R.2420

The above laws are all regulated to control the content of the following six restricted substances in various homogeneous materials in LED lights:

Lead: 1000ppm, Cadmium: 100ppm, Mercury: 1000ppm, Hexavalent chromium: 1000ppm, Polybrominated biphenyls: 1000ppm, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: 1000ppm

EU RoHS recommends four substances to be prioritized

a. Three Phthalates (BBP, DBP and DEHP)

b. Hexabromocyclododecane HBCDD

EU chemical registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of use regulations

EU Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning theRegistration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

a. List of authorized candidate substances

144 Substances of Very High Concern 144 (SVHC)

b. List of the Restricted Substances, Annex XVII

Some related test items are listed as follows

Ⅰ. No. 1. Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs)

Ⅱ. No. 20. Organotin Compounds

Ⅲ. No. 23. Cadmium

Ⅳ. No. 42. Short-chain chlorinated paraffin

Ⅴ. No. 46. Nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxy ether

Ⅵ. No. 50. Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)

EU Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations

EU Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Some related test items listed as below

a. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS)

b. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

GS certification 18 kinds of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 18 PAHs requested by GS certificate

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