Control of volatile organic compounds indoors-Development of an integrated mass-transfer-based model and its application

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2344-2354

  Li, Feng ^a   Niu, Jianlei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building material; Diffusion; Emission; Indoor air quality; Sorption; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING COMPONENTS; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SORPTION; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MULTI PHASE EMISSION; SORPTION POTENTIALS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; DIFFUSION; EMISSION; INDOOR AIR; MASS BALANCE; MASS TRANSFER; SORPTION; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; DIFFUSION; FLOW RATE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33847076786     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.11.022     Document Type: Article

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