Effect of some manufacturing variables on formaldehyde release from particleboard: Relationship between different test methods

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1946-1953

  Salem, Mohamed Z M ^a,b   Böhm, Martin ^a   Beránková, Jitka ^c   Srba, Jaromír ^c  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^c Timber Research and Development Institute   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chamber; Conversion factor; E1 type particleboard; Formaldehyde emission and content; Gas analysis; Perforator

Indexed keywords

CHAMBER; CONVERSION FACTOR; E1 TYPE PARTICLEBOARD; FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION AND CONTENT; GAS ANALYSIS;

LAMINATING; MANUFACTURE; MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; PARTICLE BOARD; PERFORATORS; UREA; UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESINS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

EMISSION CONTROL; FORMALDEHYDE; MANUFACTURING; METHODOLOGY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956372915     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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