陶氏抗甲醛乳液技术.pdf

Smart coating for improving indoor air quality Formaldehyde abatement DCM Valbonne, January 2014 Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) facts  Air pollution can cause health problems such as respiratory diseases (e.g. asthma), allergies, and possibly lung cancer  More and more time is spent indoors, indoor air quality (IAQ) has become one of the major health issues on the agenda of the European Commission  Tobacco, cleaning products, fuel for cooking and heating, emissions from construction materials and furniture are common sources of pollution  Formaldehyde is one of the substances listed by the EU as being of high concern in connection with IAQ What do people feel when over exposed to formaldehyde? Concentration of formaldehyde in the air: 3 60 –70 μg/m : children may breathe heavily 3 ~ 100 μg/m : adult will sense peculiar smell and feel uncomfortable 3 ~ 500 μg/m : eye irritation, cause excessive tearing 3 3 ~ 30 000 μg/m (30mg/m ): fatal to human being Source: /view/4913.htm Typical formaldehyde concentrations • In France, several studies have been done on the subject by different 3rd party institutes (INERIS 2004, AFFSET 2007..) on standard housing : 75% of measurements showed a concentration 14.3 µg/m3 in inside air • AFFSET recommend a maximum long term exposure value of 10 µg/m3 15-20 Governmental actions • In France: Date Jan 1st 2015 Jan 1st 2023 HCHO limit 30 µg/m3 10 µg/m3 Building type Schools with children 6 years old, kinder garden All public buildings « Décret n° 2011-1727 » • Globally, China was among the first countries to proactively address this issue