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Inter-laboratory comparison of formaldehyde emission from particleboard using ASTM D 6007-02 method

Vergleich der in zwei Prüfstellen gemäß ASTM D 6007-02 gemessenen Formaldehydabgabe aus Spanplatten

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An inter-laboratory comparison of formaldehyde emission (FE) from laminated (PL) and uncoated (P2) particleboard (PB) with 16 mm thick-E1, used for non-structural and interior applications such as furniture materials and supplied from a commercial plant in the Czech Republic, was performed in two laboratories using the American small test chamber (ASTM D 6007-02). The results showed highly significant differences between the laboratories for PL (P<0.001), and not significant for P2 (P=0.33), and the differences between samples were significant for P2 and PL (P<0.05). The FE values ranged between 0.056 and 0.090 and from 0.088 to 0.099 ppm for PL and from 0.129 to 0.223 and from 0.175 to 0.182 ppm for P2 as measured in laboratories 1 and 2, respectively. There was a good correlation (R 2=0.84) between the formaldehyde values measured for both types of particleboards in the two laboratories. Most of the formaldehyde values were in agreement with the requirements of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulation. Furthermore, the results suggested that there was a higher homogeneity between the samples in laboratory 2 than in laboratory 1. The variation was related to the chamber conditions and sampling as well as inter-panel variations.

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Die Formaldehydabgabe (FE) aus beschichteten (PL) und unbeschichteten (P2) 16 mm dicken E1-Spanplatten (PB) für nicht tragende Verwendungen im Innenbereich, wie zum Beispiel Möbel, wurde in zwei Prüfstellen verglichen. Die Platten wurden von einer Firma in Tschechien geliefert und in der kleinen Prüfkammer nach ASTM D 6007-2 geprüft. Die Ergebnisse der zwei Prüfstellen unterschieden sich bei den beschichteten Platten stark signifikant (P<0,001) und bei den unbeschichteten Platten nicht signifikant (P=0,33). Bei beiden Prüfkörpertypen P2 und PL unterschieden sich die einzelnen Proben signifikant (P<0,05). Die Werte der Formaldehydabgabe lagen in Labor 1 bei den beschichteten Platten (PL) zwischen 0,056 und 0,090 ppm und bei den unbeschichteten Platten (P2) zwischen 0,129 und 0,223 ppm. In Labor 2 wurden Werte zwischen 0,088 und 0,099 ppm für PL und für P2 zwischen 0,175 und 0,182 ppm gemessen. Die in den beiden Laboren gemessenen Formaldehydwerte beider Plattentypen korrelierten gut (R 2=0,84). Die meisten der Werte erfüllten die Anforderungen der Luftreinhaltungskommission Kaliforniens (California Air Resources Board CARB). Daneben zeigen die Ergebnisse, dass die Proben in Prüfstelle 2 homogener waren als die Proben in Prüfstelle 1. Diese Schwankung wurde auf Unterschiede zwischen den Prüfkammern, die Probennahme sowie Unterschiede zwischen den Platten zurückgeführt.

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This work was financially supported by grants from the Internal Grant Agency, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague. The authors acknowledge the contribution of the participating laboratories.

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  1. Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 1176, Praha 6-Suchdol, 165 21, Prague, Czech Republic

    Mohamed Z. M. Salem, M. Böhm & Š. Barcík

  2. Faculty of Agriculture (EL–Shatby), Forestry and Wood Technology Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

    Mohamed Z. M. Salem

  3. Timber Research and Development Institute, Prague, Czech Republic

    J. Srba

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Salem, M.Z.M., Böhm, M., Barcík, Š. et al. Inter-laboratory comparison of formaldehyde emission from particleboard using ASTM D 6007-02 method. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 70, 621–628 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-011-0593-4

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