Measuring VOC emissions from wood-based building products under real room conditions in idealised model rooms. (November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Höllbacher, E.; Rieder-Gradinger, C.; Stratev, D.; Srebotnik, E.
• Is Part Of: International wood products journal. Volume 5:Number 4(2014)
• Page Start: 207
• Page End: 211
• Publication Date: 2014-11
• Subjects: Wood -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 620.1205
• DOI: 10.1179/2042645314Y.0000000078
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-6445

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Two model rooms were constructed out of OSB and CLT and applied as a large scale test method for emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from wood based building products over a period of 23 weeks. The measured VOC emissions show terpene and aldehyde emissions in both model rooms. Emissions from all identified substances declined over time to a low value. In the CLT model room terpene emissions exceeded aldehyde emissions. Terpenes declined from 65 to 11 μg m⁻³ (83%), whereas aldehydes declined from 28 to 5 μg m⁻³ (82%). In the OSB model room aldehyde emissions were higher and declined from 247 to 51 μg m⁻³ (79%). Terpene emissions decreased from 59 to 23 μg m⁻³ (61%).</p> </abstract>