An experimental study for examining the effects of environmental conditions on diffusion coefficient of VOCs in building materials

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 436-443

  Farajollahi, Yashar ^a   Chen, Zhi ^a   Haghighat, Fariborz ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ceiling tiles; Diffusion coefficient; Diffusivity; Indoor air; Volatile organic carbon (VOC)

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; DIFFUSIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 69549124788     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200900053     Document Type: Article

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