Review of research on air-conditioning systems and indoor air quality control for human health

BF Yu, ZB Hu, M Liu, HL Yang, QX Kong… - International journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
With the improvement of standard of living, air-conditioning has widely been applied.
However, health problems associated with air-conditioning systems and indoor air quality …

Advances in building simulation and computational techniques: A review between 1987 and 2014

H Wang, ZJ Zhai - Energy and Buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
Computer simulation for buildings has become affordable and possible in both research and
industry during the last decades with rapid progress of computer industry as well as …

Predicting emissions of volatile and semivolatile organic compounds from building materials: a review

Z Liu, W Ye, JC Little - Building and Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs)
constitute important classes of indoor air contaminants and characterizing their emissions …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement methods and impact factors for the key parameters of VOC/SVOC emissions from materials in indoor and vehicular environments: A review

H Wang, J Xiong, W Wei - Environment International, 2022 - Elsevier
The emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi-volatile organic compounds
(SVOCs) from indoor building and vehicle cabin materials can adversely affect human …

Measurement of the key parameters of VOC emissions from wooden furniture, and the impact of temperature

Y Wang, H Wang, Y Tan, J Liu, K Wang, W Ji… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from furniture severely influence indoor air
quality. Prior studies have mainly focused on the emissions from building materials and …

An improved mass transfer based model for analyzing VOC emissions from building materials

Y Xu, Y Zhang - Atmospheric Environment, 2003 - Elsevier
An improved generally applicable model for calculating the surface emissions of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) from building materials and the VOC instantaneous distributions …

Formaldehyde and VOC emissions at different manufacturing stages of wood-based panels

Z He, Y Zhang, W Wei - Building and Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Formaldehyde and VOC emissions from wood-based panels are recognized as one of the
major causes of poor indoor air quality. These emissions may be strongly influenced by the …

[HTML][HTML] Chemicals of concern in building materials: a high-throughput screening

L Huang, P Fantke, A Ritscher, O Jolliet - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemicals used in building materials can be a major passive emission source indoors,
associated with the deterioration of indoor environmental quality. This study aims to screen …

Emissions of liquid crystal monomers from obsolete smartphone screens in indoor settings: Characteristics and human exposure risk

JJ Feng, XF Sun, EY Zeng - Environmental Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) have been found to accumulate in indoor environments,
but the emission kinetics of LCMs from electronic devices are not well understood. Leakage …

Reducing volatile organic compound emissions from diesel engines using canola oil biodiesel fuel and blends

JC Ge, HY Kim, SK Yoon, NJ Choi - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a group of environmental pollutants, are emitted in
large quantities when fossil fuel is burned in automobiles. This research investigates the …