Use of a surface emissions trap for improving the indoor air quality by efficient exposure reduction
(2015) In Energy Procedia 78. p.1224-1226- Abstract
A new product, the surface emissions trap (cTrap), a device developed to stop and bind emissions effectively while having virtually no resistance to water vapor, was installed on a PVC flooring in a school with IAQ complaints. After the installation air concentrations of 2-ethylhexanol decreased rapidly and staff and students reported a considerably improved perceived IAQ. The amounts of 2-ethylhexanol adsorbed on the cTrap cloth 13 months after installation corresponded to only 1.03% of its adsorption capacity. Installing the cTrap may constitute a cost-efficient and effective way of restoring the indoor air quality e.g. following water damage of a building.
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- author
- Larsson, Lennart LU ; Markowicz, Pawel LU and Mattsson, Johan
- organization
- publishing date
- 2015-11-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Building dampness, Indoor air purification, School environment, Volatile organic compounds
- in
- Energy Procedia
- volume
- 78
- pages
- 3 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84962597088
- wos:000370934401048
- ISSN
- 1876-6102
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.190
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 268cc7f5-47b1-488d-8fce-d6f2915cea92
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