lndoor air quality is a major public health issue. lt is related to the choice of construction materials and associated with VOC emissions. Two wood-based commercial panels were tested: a medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and a chipboard (CH), and they were compared to a material produced from a coriander biorefinery (COR). Indicators chosen to compare the materials were physical properties (density, bending properties, surface hardness, thickness swelling, and water absorption) and VOC ernissions. Emissions were evaluated in an environmental chamber at 23 °C, 31 °C, and 36 °C, and during 28 days. Carbonyl ernissions on day 1 at 23 °C were 74, 146, and 35 µg m 2 h 1 , respectively, for MDF, CH, and COR Tetpenic ernissions were 12, 185, and 37 µg m 2 h 1 , respectively. Higher temperature resulted in higher ernissions which decreased over time, except for formalde hyde. VOC ernissions depended Iargely on material and temperature. Formaldehyde ernission was 300 to 600 times lower for coriander boards (< 0.2 µg m 2 h 1), making them significantly more environmentally friendly materials in comparison with MDF and chipboard. These results highlight the interest of coriander by-products as raw materials for producing fiberboards with low impact on indoor air quality.
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