Identification of the sources of organic compounds that decalcify cement concrete and generate alcohols and ammonia gases

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2000-2005

  Tomoto, Takashi ^a   Moriyoshi, Akihiro ^b   Sakai, Kiyoshi ^c   Shibata, Eiji ^d   Kamijima, Michihiro ^e  

^a Technical Research Institute   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA CITY PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Ammonia gas; Black organic compounds; Cement concrete; Decalcification

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CEMENTS; AMMONIA GAS; BLACK ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CEMENT CONCRETE; DECALCIFICATION; DIESEL VEHICLES; EMISSION SOURCES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING PROPERTIES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIES; INDOOR AIRS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROMES;

AMMONIA; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIAL TIRES;

CEMENTS;

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; CEMENT; CONCRETE; EMISSION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; INDOOR AIR; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 64049116605     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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