Online Seminar

An important aspect for the air quality in indoor areas is the control of potential sources of volatile organic compounds (VVOCs and VOCs). Many building products, in particular wood-based materials, are coated for practical use; the emission behavior, however, is usually investigated without the appropriate coating. For a reliable estimation of indoor air concentrations, it is therefore necessary to determine the influence of surface coatings on the emission behavior of building products.

In this Webinar, a study into the release of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, formic acid and acetic acid from uncoated and coated particle boards will be presented. The test specimens were loaded into stainless-steel chambers and the concentrations of the aforementioned target compounds were measured under defined climatic conditions. The experiments encompassed a number of steps, in order to determine the individual influence of primer, wall covering, paint and plaster. The results serve the understanding of the release behavior of VVOCs and VOCs under real-life conditions.