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Title:		"A novel method for measuring the diffusion, partition and convective mass transfer coefficients of formaldehyde and VOC in building materials"
Author(s):		Xiong J; Huang S; Zhang Y;
Address:		"School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China. xiongjianyin@gmail.com"
Journal Title:		PLoS One
Year:		2012
Volume:		20121107
Issue:		11
Page Number:		e49342 -
DOI:		10.1371/journal.pone.0049342
ISSN/ISBN:		1932-6203 (Electronic) 1932-6203 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The diffusion coefficient (D(m)) and material/air partition coefficient (K) are two key parameters characterizing the formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds (VOC) sorption behavior in building materials. By virtue of the sorption process in airtight chamber, this paper proposes a novel method to measure the two key parameters, as well as the convective mass transfer coefficient (h(m)). Compared to traditional methods, it has the following merits: (1) the K, D(m) and h(m) can be simultaneously obtained, thus is convenient to use; (2) it is time-saving, just one sorption process in airtight chamber is required; (3) the determination of h(m) is based on the formaldehyde and VOC concentration data in the test chamber rather than the generally used empirical correlations obtained from the heat and mass transfer analogy, thus is more accurate and can be regarded as a significant improvement. The present method is applied to measure the three parameters by treating the experimental data in the literature, and good results are obtained, which validates the effectiveness of the method. Our new method also provides a potential pathway for measuring h(m) of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC) by using that of VOC"
Keywords:		Adsorption Air Pollutants/*analysis/chemistry *Construction Materials Diffusion Environmental Monitoring/*methods Formaldehyde/*analysis/chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis/chemistry;
Notes:		"MedlineXiong, Jianyin Huang, Shaodan Zhang, Yinping eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Validation Study 2012/11/13 PLoS One. 2012; 7(11):e49342. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049342. Epub 2012 Nov 7"