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Effect of resin content and substrate on the emission of BTEX and carbonyls from low-VOC water-based wall paint

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The primary aim of this work is to explore the effect of resin content and the effect of substrate on the emission of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) and carbonyls from low-VOC water-based wall paint. Four low-volatile organic compound (VOC) paints include paints A (20 % acrylic), B (30 % acrylic), C (20 % polyvinyl acetate), and D (30 % polyvinyl acetate) were painted on stainless steel specimen for the study of resin effect. Green calcium silicate, green cement, and stainless steel were painted with paints A and C for the study of substrate effect. Concentrations of the VOCs in the chamber decreased with the elapsed time. Both resin type and resin quantity in paint had effects on VOC emissions. Paints with acrylic resin emitted less BTEX and carbonyls than paints with polyvinyl acetate resin. However, the effects of resin quantity varied with VOCs. Porous substrates were observed to interact more strongly with paints than inert substrates. Both green calcium silicate and green cement substrates have strong power of adsorption of VOCs from wall paints, namely toluene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, 2-butanone, methacrolein, butyraldehyde, and benzaldehyde. Some compounds like toluene, formaldehyde, and butyaldehyde were desorbed very slowly from green calcium silicate and green cement substrates.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China for funding this research (under contract MOST 101-2221-E-390 -010 -MY3).

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  1. Kaohsiung Office, AECOM, 6F-1, No. 12, Fuxing 4th Rd, Kaohsiung, 80661, Taiwan

    Ping Zhao

  2. Department of Safety, Health, and Environmental Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd, Taishan, New Taipei, 24301, Taiwan

    Yu-Hsiang Cheng

  3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, 700, Kaohsiung University Rd., Nanzih Dist, Kaohsiung, 81148, Taiwan

    Chi-Chi Lin & Yu-Lin Cheng

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Highlights

• Acrylic paint emitted less BTEX and carbonyls than polyvinyl acetate paint

• Both resin type and resin quantity in paint had effects on VOC emissions

• More carbonyls were observed for paint with higher level of resin

• More BTEX were observed for paint with lower level of resin

• Porosity effect of substrate is vital for BTEX and carbonyl emissions from paint

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Zhao, P., Cheng, YH., Lin, CC. et al. Effect of resin content and substrate on the emission of BTEX and carbonyls from low-VOC water-based wall paint. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 3799–3808 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5616-y

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