Emission Rates of Volatile Organic Compounds Released from Newly Produced Household Furniture Products Using a Large-Scale Chamber Testing Method
Joint Authors
Ho, Duy Xuan
Ryeul Sohn, Jong
Hee Oh, Youn
Ahn, Ji-Won
Kim, Ki-Hyun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-26, 26 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
26
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The emission rates of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured to investigate the emission characteristics of five types of common furniture products using a 5 m3 size chamber at 25°C and 50% humidity.
The results indicated that toluene and α-pinene are the most dominant components.
The emission rates of individual components decreased constantly through time, approaching the equilibrium emission level.
The relative ordering of their emission rates, if assessed in terms of total VOC (TVOC), can be arranged as follows: dining table > sofa > desk chair > bedside table > cabinet.
If the emission rates of VOCs are examined between different chemical groups, they can also be arranged in the following order: aromatic (AR) > terpenes (TER) > carbonyl (CBN) > others > paraffin (PR) > olefin (HOL) > halogenated paraffin (HPR).
In addition, if emission strengths are compared between coated and uncoated furniture, there is no significant difference in terms of emission magnitude.
Our results indicate that the emission characteristics of VOC are greatly distinguished between different furniture products in terms of relative dominance between different chemicals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ho, Duy Xuan& Kim, Ki-Hyun& Ryeul Sohn, Jong& Hee Oh, Youn& Ahn, Ji-Won. 2011. Emission Rates of Volatile Organic Compounds Released from Newly Produced Household Furniture Products Using a Large-Scale Chamber Testing Method. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-26.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ho, Duy Xuan…[et al.]. Emission Rates of Volatile Organic Compounds Released from Newly Produced Household Furniture Products Using a Large-Scale Chamber Testing Method. The Scientific World Journal No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-26.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ho, Duy Xuan& Kim, Ki-Hyun& Ryeul Sohn, Jong& Hee Oh, Youn& Ahn, Ji-Won. Emission Rates of Volatile Organic Compounds Released from Newly Produced Household Furniture Products Using a Large-Scale Chamber Testing Method. The Scientific World Journal. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-26.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1027888