| Title: | A routine method for the determination of the TVOC content in wallcoverings using headspace gas-chromatography |
| Author(s): | Meininghaus R; Fuhrmann F; Salthammer T; |
| Address: | "Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI), Fraunhofer Institut fur Holzforschung, Bienroder Weg 54 E, D-38108, Braunschweig, Germany" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1618-2650 (Electronic) 1618-2642 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "A method for the fast routine analysis of the total content of volatile organic compounds in wallcoverings and paper products was developed, using headspace gas-chromatography for quantification. 57 wallcoverings of different types were investigated. Typical components were toluene, methyl-ethyl ketone, methyl-iso-butyl ketone, n-butyl acetate and iso-butyl acetate, all compounds being used as industrial solvents. The TVOC concentrations are calculated in toluene-carbon equivalents and ranged from 0.31 microg/g to 1789 microg/g with an average value of 123.22 microg/g and a median of 20.37 microg/g. To obtain an estimation of VOC-concentrations in indoor air, 10 selected wallcoverings were also analyzed in a 1 m(3) climate test chamber. A correlation between headspace data and chamber concentrations could not be observed, which might be a result of increased analytical uncertainties at low emission rates under chamber conditions" |
| Notes: | "PublisherMeininghaus, R Fuhrmann, F Salthammer, T eng Germany 1996/10/01 Anal Bioanal Chem. 1996 Oct; 356(5):344-7. doi: 10.1007/s0021663560344" |
