SMOKY-LAB testing apparatus

was developed as a direct response

to the Tobacco Products Directive

(2014/40/EU).

SMOKY-LAB testing apparatus was developed

as a direct response to the

Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU).

To meet the needs of the growing e-cigarette and e-liquids markets, scientists from Spark-Lab Laboratory, using their extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, have designed and constructed trademark apparatus to analyse these products for safety and suitability of purpose. We have named this apparatus SMOKY-LAB.

 
SMOKY-LAB's construction allows for absorption of vapes generated after heating e-liquid in e-cigarettes, and an analysis of the emission of 21 substances emitted in from e-cigarette vapes, in accordance with TPD.

Offer

The TPD regulations place a legal obligation on the e-liquid producers to put in place a thorough testing of emission of the 21 organic and inorganic substances in vapes generated from e-liquid during e-cigarette usage:

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

Benzene

1,3-Butadien

Toluene

Isoprene

Xylenes

Heavy metals

Lead - Pb

Cadmium - Cd

Arsenic - As

Copper - Cu

Chrome - Cr

Nickel - Ni

Aldehydes and Ketones

Acetaldehyde

Acrolein

Diacetyl (2,3-butanedione)

Crotonaldehyde

Formaldehyde

Acetyl propionyl

Isovaleraldehyde

o-Tolualdehyde

Hexaldehyde

Others

Nicotine/Glycerin/Propylene glycol

Glycerine

Propylene glycol

TSNA: NNK

TSNA: NNN

Diethylene glycol

Ethylene glycol

Spark Labs' specialised equipment also allows for other analytical procedures, such as:

  • Determination of qualitative and quantitative analyses of e-liquid flavours
  • Analyses of basic components of e-liquids (propylene glycol, glycerine, nicotine)
  • Analyses of volatile components of e-liquids (e.g. Menthol) using gas chromatography with mass detection GC-MS
  • Testing of e-cigarettes, according to TPD

EQUIPMENT

SMOKY-LAB apparatus allows regulation of parameters for:

  • Control and registration of air flow intensity
  • Accurate temperature measurement in immediate heater vicinity
  • Variable inhalation time
  • Control of time span between inhalations
  • Collecting of data for dedicated soft-ware

Spark-Lab Laboratory is a modern research centre, operating on the European market since 2010. The laboratories feature advanced analytical and research equipment, such as UHPLC-MS/MS, GC-MS, ICP-OES, GC-FID, HPLC-DAD and spectrophotometer UV-VIS, enabling thorough analysis, for testing of e-liquids and vapes. Spark -Lab technicians carry out a complete qualitative and quantitative analysis of raw materials used in production of e-liquids, e-liquids basic components, flavours added to e-liquids (including menthol content) and e-liquids both in liquid form and after conversion into vapes.

Our Laboratories also test for conformity of e-cigarettes with TPD regulations.

contact

Laboratorium Analiz Chemicznych

Spark-Lab Sp. Z o.o.

Aleja Zwycięstwa 96/98
81-451 Gdynia

NIP 586 228 03 65
REGON 221801542
KRS 0000444361

+48 782 811 350
office@spark-lab.pl

Alicja Kucharska-Guzik

+48 695 650 061
alicja.kucharska@spark-lab.pl

Representatives for France

Joanna Charzyńska

+48 690 820 020
joanna.charzynska@spark-lab.pl
joanna.charzynska@spark-lab.eu