An Experimental Study on VOCs and HCHO Emission from Composite Finishing Materials in Residential Buildings

주거 건물에서 복합마감재의 VOCs 및 HCHO 방출에 관한 실험적 연구

  • Park, Hye-Won (Department of Architecture, Graduate School, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kang, Dong-Hwa (Department of Architecture, Graduate School, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi, Dong-Hee (Department of Architecture, Graduate School, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Sook (Engineering Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yeo, Myoung-Souk (Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Woo (Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, Seoul National University)
  • 박혜원 (서울대학교 대학원 건축학과) ;
  • 강동화 (서울대학교 대학원 건축학과) ;
  • 최동희 (서울대학교 대학원 건축학과) ;
  • 김선숙 (서울대학교 공학연구소 연구원) ;
  • 여명석 (서울대학교 건축학과) ;
  • 김광우 (서울대학교 건축학과)
  • Published : 2006.06.21

Abstract

Interior finishing materials are known as main VOCs and formaldehyde emission sources in residential buildings. The interior finishing materials are usually comprised of several layers with different emission properties, which complicates the emission patterns of the finishing materials. Thus, experiments on composite finishing materials and each of layers are needed to understand the emission characteristics of interior finishing materials. Results indicate that composite finishing materials have the various emission characteristics according to compositions of the materials and kinds of contaminants. Mostly, the emission rates of composite materials are higher than that of the single layer materials. The main reason is assumed to be rapid diffusion of contaminants from the bottom layer material into the top layer material.

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