Evaluation of formaldehyde and VOCs emission factors from paints in a small chamber: The effects of preconditioning time and coating weight

Kim, Jin A.; Kim, Sumin; Kim, Hyun Joong; Kim, Yong Shik

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.094

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“…A study that examined emissions from laminate flooring as a function of structure and heating condition found that more formaldehyde and TVOC were emitted when buildings used floor heating and air circulation systems, respectively [17,18]. The effects of temperature, preconditioning time and paint coating weight on VOC and formaldehyde emissions have also been investigated [19,20]. …”

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Behavior of VOCs and Carbonyl Compounds Emission from Different Types of Wallpapers in Korea

Lim

Kim

Arong

et al. 2014

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Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbonyls from three types of commercially available wallpapers (i.e., PVC-coated, paper-backed, natural material-coated) in Korea were evaluated using a 20 L small chamber. A total of 332 products were tested for emission factors, frequencies of occurrence and composition ratios. Toluene and formaldehyde concentrations were below Korean standard values for all products; however, the total VOC (TVOC) concentrations exceeded current standards (4.0 mg/m2·h) for 30 products. The TVOC emission factor for PVC-coated wallpapers, for which polymer materials are used in the manufacturing process, was seven and 16 times higher than those of paper-backed and natural material-coated wallpapers, respectively. The detection frequencies for toluene and formaldehyde were the highest (82.5%) and fourth highest (79.5%), respectively among the 50 target chemical species. The composition ratios for BTEX ranged from 0.3% to 5.1% and unidentified VOCs, which were not qualitatively analyzed using standard gas methods, ranged from 90.2% to 94.8%. Among six carbonyl compounds (acrolein was not detected in any type of wallpaper), acetone had the highest concentrations in PVC-coated (44.6%) and paper-backed (66.6%) wallpapers. Formaldehyde emissions were highest (64.6%) for natural material-coated wallpapers, a result of the formaldehyde-based resin used in the manufacturing process for these products.

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Behavior of VOCs and Carbonyl Compounds Emission from Different Types of Wallpapers in Korea

Lim

Kim

Arong

et al. 2014

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“…However, the use of alcohol in the vehicles could also lead to the increase of unregulated emissions such as formaldehyde and acetaldehyde [7][8][9][10][11][12]. Formaldehyde was usually measured by chromatography or infra-red spectroscopy and so on [13][14][15][16][17]. In the previous studies, some researchers measured the formaldehyde emissions from the vehicles using the highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC), the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyzer (FTIR) and gas chromatography (GC) [18][19][20] carbonyl compounds in the exhaust emissions [21].…”

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Comparative study on measurements of formaldehyde emission of methanol/gasoline fueled SI engine

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Zhang

Yang

et al. 2015

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“…To identify the pollutant emission characteristics of walls and floors of housing units with high pollutant emission rates, the same finishing materials as in actual construction were manufactured for small chambers to identify the emission characteristics in detail (Zhang et al, 2011;Piasecki et al, 2018). The emission of pollutants over 30 days, the emission characteristics due to the composition of building materials, and the amount of emission over time are investigated using small chambers (Kim et al, 2011).…”

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The Analysis of Indoor Air Pollutants From Finishing Material of New Apartments at Business Bay, Dubai

Jung

Qassimi

Arar

et al. 2021

Front. Built Environ.

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Due to fast economic development, Dubai has built many high-rise apartments in a short period of time. The Dubai Municipality attempts to control indoor air quality with strict regulations, but the detailed provisions are still not comprehensive. The objective of this paper is to conduct on-site measurements for new high-rise apartments before moving on to investigate indoor air pollution and to analyze pollutant emissions by type of finishing material. As a methodology, on-site measurements were conducted fornine different housing units (three lower, three middle, and three higher floors) before moving on to investigate the status of indoor air pollution in new apartments. Based on the on-site measurements data, lab experiments with a small chamber for the same finishing materials from the most polluted housing unit (a lower two bedroom unit) were conducted to measure the emission of pollutants over 30 days. The result shows that the average of CH2O (64.4 μg/m3 for studio, 64.5 μg/m3 for one bedroom, and 83.4 μg/m3 for two bedroom) was lower than the standard (100 μg/m3) in all units, while the average TVOC (520.1 μg/m3 in the studio, 509.5 μg/m3 in one bedroom, and 754.7 μg/m3 in two bedroom) exceeded the standard (500 μg/m3) in most of the units. It was proven that regarding the CH2O, silk wallpaper, initial wallpaper, and wallpaper adhesive had the highest emissions and for the TVOC, tile and tile adhesive had the highest emission. During small chamber experiments, CH2O and TVOC emissions tended to decrease gradually over time, but the emission amount changed significantly in high pollutant emission material especially from day 1–10. Therefore, Dubai municipality should establish the regulation for residents to move into their new apartment after at least 10 days to avoid the high polluted emission from the curing process of the interior finishing material.

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Evaluation of formaldehyde and VOCs emission factors from paints in a small chamber: The effects of preconditioning time and coating weight

Cited by 28 publications

References 17 publications

Behavior of VOCs and Carbonyl Compounds Emission from Different Types of Wallpapers in Korea

Behavior of VOCs and Carbonyl Compounds Emission from Different Types of Wallpapers in Korea

Comparative study on measurements of formaldehyde emission of methanol/gasoline fueled SI engine

The Analysis of Indoor Air Pollutants From Finishing Material of New Apartments at Business Bay, Dubai

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