A method for measuring internal diffusion and equilibrium partition coefficients of volatile organic compounds for building materials

Building and Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-110

  Bodalal, A ^a   Zhang, J S ^b   Plett, E G ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EQUILIBRIUM PARTITION COEFFICIENT; INTERNAL DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 0033905380     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(99)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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