Using fugacity to predict volatile emissions from layered materials with a clay/polymer diffusion barrier

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 40, 2007, Pages 9300-9308

  Yuan, Huali ^a   Little, John C ^a   Marand, Eva ^a   Liu, Zhe ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier layer; Building material; Diffusion; Emission; Fugacity; Indoor air; Model; Multi layer; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CLAY; DIFFUSION BARRIERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLYMERS;

BARRIER LAYERS; FUGACITY; POLYMER DIFFUSION BARRIERS; STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; VOLATILE AGENT;

AIR QUALITY; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CLAY; COMPOSITE; DIFFUSION; EMISSION; FUGACITY; INDOOR AIR; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLYMER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FUGACITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 36348950812     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.045     Document Type: Article

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