| Title: | Comparison of models for describing measured VOC emissions from wood-based panels under dynamic chamber test condition |
| Author(s): | Zhu JP; Zhang JS; Shaw CY; |
| Address: | "Product Safety Bureau, Health Canada, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa. jiping_zhu@hc-sc.gc.ca" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0045-6535(00)00338-6 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0045-6535 (Print) 0045-6535 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Measured emission factors are the experimental data used to represent emission characteristics of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from testing materials under dynamic chamber test conditions. A simple empirical model that describes the measured emission factors will be very useful for practical purposes. In this study, a power law model was compared with a widely used first-order exponential decay model in their ability to describe measured emission factors of wood-based panel materials. It was demonstrated that the power law model is a better choice than the first-order model for describing emission characteristics for short-term (less than 100 h) experimental data. The power law model was also more superior in predicting long-term (up to 900 h) emission factors" |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis Manufactured Materials *Models, Theoretical Organic Chemicals/analysis Volatilization *Wood;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineZhu, J P Zhang, J S Shaw, C Y eng Comparative Study Evaluation Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2001/08/22 Chemosphere. 2001 Aug; 44(5):1253-7. doi: 10.1016/s0045-6535(00)00338-6" |
