Dynamic-static chamber method for simultaneous measurement of the diffusion and partition coefficients of VOCs in barrier layers of building materials

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 465-475

  He, Zhongkai ^a   Wei, Wenjuan ^a   Zhang, Yinping ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Barrier layer; Diffusion coefficients; Dynamic Static chamber method; IAQ; Partition coefficients; VOC emissions

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77955901761     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X10373332     Document Type: Article

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