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Emission Rates of Volatile Organic Compounds Released from Newly Produced Household Furniture Products Using a Large-Scale Chamber Testing Method

Authors
Ho, Duy XuanKim, Ki-HyunSohn, Jong RyeulOh, Youn HeeAhn, Ji-Won
Issue Date
2011
Publisher
HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORPORATION
Keywords
volatile organic compounds (VOCs); total volatile organic compound (TVOC); furniture products; chamber test; emission rate; health hazard
Citation
THESCIENTIFICWORLDJOURNAL, v.11, pp.1597 - 1622
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Journal Title
THESCIENTIFICWORLDJOURNAL
Volume
11
Start Page
1597
End Page
1622
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/115027
DOI
10.1100/2011/650624
ISSN
1537-744X
Abstract
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 m(3) size chamber at 25 degrees C and 50% humidity. The results indicated that toluene and alpha-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.
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