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VOC Emission Characteristics of Dry Cleaned Wool Scarfs through Small Chamber Test

소형챔버를 이용한 드라이클리닝 모직물 목도리의 휘발성유기화합물 방출 특성

  • Shin, Jin-ho (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kwon, Seung-mi (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-soo (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Roh, Bang-Sik (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-rae (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Eo, Soo-mi (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Jung, Kweon (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Lee, Young-Kyu (National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • 신진호 (서울특별시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 권승미 (서울특별시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 김현수 (서울특별시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 노방식 (서울특별시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 김광래 (서울특별시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 어수미 (서울특별시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 정권 (서울특별시 보건환경연구원) ;
  • 이영규 (서울대학교 농업생명과학대학 농생명과학공동기기원)
  • Received : 2016.08.31
  • Accepted : 2017.03.08
  • Published : 2017.04.28
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the emission of VOCs from clothing that had been dry cleaned. Methods: In order to ensure the same conditions, f100% wool scarves were selected as the fabric type. Four identical tests were conducted on the option of either removing the plastic bags which came from the dry cleaning shop or not. The scarf was located inside a closet or room for one or two days. Small chamber tests were conducted to determine the VOC emission characteristics under the same conditions such as temperature, humidity, loading factor, and air exchange rates. Air from the chamber for VOCs was sampled by Tenax TA tube and analyzed by thermal desorption and GC/MSD. Results: Assuming that test represented dry cleaning and consumer's conditions well enough, we can conclude that immediate emissions after the dry cleaning of the scarfs caused elevated levels of TVOC, five VOCs (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, stylene), and decane group compounds. Conclusions: By removing the plastic bags which came from the dry cleaning shop or not, the storage conditions of dry cleaned scarfs by consumers during the storage time periods (one to three days) would be significant for reducing VOC emissions.

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