Publications - CHEMATEC

The FLEC® has been validated and used in research for many years.

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2009

Kagi, N; Fujii, S; Tamura, H; Namiki, N

Secondary VOC emissions from flooring material surfaces exposed to ozone or UV irradiation Journal Article

In: Building and Environment, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 1199 - 1205, 2009, ISSN: 0360-1323.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Chamber test, Emission, Secondary emission, Volatile organic compounds

@article{KAGI20091199,

title = {Secondary VOC emissions from flooring material surfaces exposed to ozone or UV irradiation},

author = {N Kagi and S Fujii and H Tamura and N Namiki},

url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132308002199},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.09.004},

issn = {0360-1323},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Building and Environment},

volume = {44},

number = {6},

pages = {1199 - 1205},

abstract = {Chemical reactions on the surface of building materials can lead to secondary emissions from these materials that influence indoor air quality. Many studies have been made on the physical processes that influence material emissions. However, there are only a few studies on secondary emissions resulting from exposure of building material surfaces to ozone or ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. Therefore, this study was aimed at elaborating on the emission of chemicals resulting from chemical reactions initiated by the exposure of the surface of flooring materials to ozone or UV irradiation. The laboratory tests were conducted to estimate gas-phase emissions from the flooring materials when they were exposed to ozone or various kinds of light irradiation (infrared, sunlight, UV-A and UV-B lamps). The infrared and sunlight lamps significantly increased the temperature of the test specimens and, in turn, increased the emission rate for various organic compounds. The flooring materials used in this study had been treated with UV-cured surface coatings during their manufacturing. As a result, when exposed to UV irradiation, chemical transformations occurred resulting in the emission of a number of secondary products, including formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, cyclohexanone and benzaldehyde. Ozone reacted with chemicals present in the flooring materials to increase the emission rates of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. Hence, the exposure of ozone and UV irradiation increased the secondary emissions of formaldehyde, even though the low formaldehyde emission type of flooring material was employed.},

keywords = {Chamber test, Emission, Secondary emission, Volatile organic compounds},

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