A rapid technique for monitoring volatile organic compound emissions from wood–plastic composites

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 194-204

  Väisänen, Taneli ^a   Laitinen, Kimmo ^a   Tomppo, Laura ^a   Joutsensaari, Jorma ^a   Raatikainen, Olavi ^a   Lappalainen, Reijo ^a   Yli Pirilä, Pasi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Building products; Indoor air quality; PTR TOF MS; Volatile organic compound; Volatile organic compound emissions; Wood plastic composite

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; FURAN; FURFURAL; GUAIACOL; PLASTIC; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; YCLOHEXENE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; WOOD;

EID: 84993930913     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X16669976     Document Type: Article

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