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Determination of formaldehyde release from wood-based panels using SPME-GC-FAIMS

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International Journal for Ion Mobility Spectrometry

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Several standardized methods exist to determine formaldehyde (HCHO) release from wood-based panels (WBPs). These methods were developed decades ago to be used in manufacturers laboratories to provide a mean of production control. They are robust and take several hours to yield results. Modern WBP panel production, however, is a continuous process. Therefore the established methods are too time-consuming for process control and process optimization with respect to HCHO release. Moreover, there is a strong trend of lowering the regulatory HCHO emission limits. Thus, there is a need for a comparatively fast and precise method which is suitable for the use on-site in a WBP manufacturers laboratory. In this work, an optimization of the solid phase micro extraction gas chromatography high field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (SPME-GC-FAIMS) method is presented with respect to GC-FAIMS settings and the calibration procedure. It is also shown that, in addition to WBP block samples, also particles can be used for the measurement. The industrial applicability of SPME-GC-FAIMS system was demonstrated by testing the HCHO release of freshly produced WBPs on-site in the manufacturers laboratory.

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Acknowledgments

This study is part of the project “WoodSens” - Developing and implementing formaldehyde online-senor systems in wood-based panel processing, which is supported by the WoodWisdom ERA-Net; the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture based on a decision of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany. The authors thankfully acknowledge the financial support. The authors also acknowledge the project partner Glunz AG, for the implementation of the industrial trial. In this context, the authors especially acknowledge Thomas Schneider and Alfred Pfemeter for their advice and support in the organization and implementation of the industrial trial.

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  1. Wood Technology and Wood-based Composites, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 37077, Göttingen, Germany

    Sarah Himmel

  2. Wood Biology and Wood Products, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 37077, Göttingen, Germany

    Carsten Mai

  3. Schumann-Analytics, 37574, Einbeck, Germany

    Achim Schumann

  4. Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & Co KG, 31061, Alfeld, Germany

    Jörg Hasener & Vera Steckel

  5. Laser-Laboratorium Göttingen e.V., 37077, Göttingen, Germany

    Christoph Lenth

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Himmel, S., Mai, C., Schumann, A. et al. Determination of formaldehyde release from wood-based panels using SPME-GC-FAIMS. Int. J. Ion Mobil. Spec. 17, 55–67 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12127-014-0150-z

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