Formaldehyde and TVOC emission behaviors according to finishing treatment with surface materials using 20 L chamber and FLEC.
Formaldehyde and TVOC are emitted from wood-based panels that are made using wood particles, wood fiber, wood chips and formaldehyde-based resins. This study examined the formaldehyde and TVOC emission behavior of medium density fiberboard (MDF) overlaid with three types of uncoated lignocellulosic surface materials (oak decorative veneer, low pressure melamine impregnated paper and high pressure melamine impregnated paper) and four types of coated surface materials (coated paper, two types of finishing foils, and PVC) using the Field and Laboratory Emission Cell (FLEC) method and a 20 L small chamber method. The uncoated lignocellulosic surface materials exhibited lower formaldehyde and TVOC emission levels. The coated surface materials did not show reduced TVOC emissions but the formaldehyde emission was reduced in the 20 L small chamber test. In the FLEC test, both the uncoated lignocellulosic surface materials and coated surface materials showed lower TVOC and formaldehyde emissions from MDF.
Laboratory of Adhesion & Bio-Composites, Program in Environmental Materials Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea.
Ki-Wook
KW
Kim
Sumin
S
Kim
Hyun-Joong
HJ
Kim
Jin Chul
JC
Park
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003252:Construction Materials; D005557:Formaldehyde; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds; D014934:Wood
D000393:Air Pollutants; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds; D005557:Formaldehyde