VOC transport

VOC can be emitted from building materials and paints, and indoor furnishing. VOC transport is a mass transfer problem. However, there are difficulties to the modeling, mainly due to lack of data and research, but also due to the complexity or rather the huge number of VOCs that are involved. Like vapor diffusion, VOCs can diffuse through the envelope. The permeability, sinking and source effects are VOC specific.

VOC emission:

Sparks, L.E., B.A. Tichenor, J. Chang, and Z. Guo. Gas-phase mass transfer model for predicting volatile organic compound (VOC) emission rates from indoor pollutant sources. Indoor Air '96, 6, 31-40, 1996.

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Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Programme website

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MVOC sampling, Pegasus laboratory

a short yet good artile on MVOC sampling




prism analytical technologies, inc

in house service testing, include the MVOC identification

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A laboratory technique for investigation of diffusion and transformation of volatile organic compounds in low permeability media , by Gordona, S., Mackay, D., G¨®recki, T., Cherry, J. A. and Pawliszyn, J., 2002

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A Mass transfer model for simulating volatile organic compound emissions from 'wet' coating materials applied to absorptive substrates, by Yang, X., Chen, Q., Zeng, J. and Zhang, J. S., 2001

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An integrated zonal model for predicting transient VOC distribution in a ventilated room, by Huang, H., Haghighat, F. and Wurtz, E., 2003

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Characterization of film transport properties for organic vapors using the time-lag method -- interest and limitations, by Morli¨¨rea, N., Corrioub, J., Favreb, E. and Roizarda, D., 2002

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Diffusion of some MVOCs through building moisture barriers, by Komulainen, J., Lu, X., Hakkarainen, H., Weckstr?m, A., Viljanen, M. and S. Liukkonen, 2003

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Diffusion studies of VOC mixtures in a building material, by Meininghaus, R. and Uhde, E., 2002

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Measurement of diffusion coefficients of VOCs for building materials: review and development of a calculation procedure , by Haghighat, F., Lee, C. and Ghaly, W. S., 2002

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Measurements of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from wood stains using an electronic balance, by Zhang, J. S., Nong, G., Shaw, C. and Wang, J., 1999

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Modelling of volatile organic compounds emission from dry building materials, by Huang, H. and Haghighat, F., 2002

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VOC Emissions: Influence of VOC Measurement and Reporting Methods on Regulatory Policy and Emissions Estimations, by Pjetraj, M., 1996