| Title: | Species and release characteristics of VOCs in furniture coating process |
| Author(s): | Qi Y; Shen L; Zhang J; Yao J; Lu R; Miyakoshi T; |
| Address: | "College of Furnishings and Industrial Design, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China. Department of Sustainable Bioproducts, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762-9820, USA. Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, 214-8571, Japan. Electronic address: luronglu@126.com. Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, 214-8571, Japan" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.057 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-6424 (Electronic) 0269-7491 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are an important factor affecting ambient air quality, and furniture production is one of the important sources of VOC pollution. High VOC concentrations have adverse effects on the environment and worker welfare in furniture factories. In order to control VOC emissions in a furniture workshop, the VOC species and concentration distributions were examined. Qualitative analysis of VOC species was carried out by headspace gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The results showed that VOCs from a furniture workshop were mainly 12 substances including acetate, toluene, and xylene compounds. The heights and representative positions of VOCs released during the coating process were determined, and the results showed that VOC concentrations depended on environmental and height factors. The concentration of VOCs decreased with increasing altitude and reached a maximum concentration at 0.4?ª+m above the ground. Because the concentration of VOCs varied with temperature, humidity, air pressure, and amount of spray paint, this paper established functional relationships between VOC concentrations and temperature, humidity, air pressure, and amount of spray paint. These results provide a theoretical basis for furniture workshops to automatically monitor and control VOCs. MAIN FINDING OF THIS WORK: VOCs from the furniture workshop were mainly composed of 10 substances including acetate, toluene, and xylene compounds" |
| Keywords: | Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution/analysis *Environmental Monitoring Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Humidity *Interior Design and Furnishings Paint Temperature Toluene/analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Concentration Furniture worksh; |
| Notes: | "MedlineQi, Yiqing Shen, Liming Zhang, Jilei Yao, Jia Lu, Rong Miyakoshi, Tetsuo eng England 2018/12/05 Environ Pollut. 2019 Feb; 245:810-819. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.057. Epub 2018 Nov 23" |
