In this study, the impact of an innovative multifunctional finish on the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in terms of temperature (T), relative humidity (RH), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was compared to that of a commercial finish for the same application as reference. The two finishes were applied on the same commercial substrate and tested both at laboratory and pilot scale. At laboratory scale, the water vapour permeability, the moisture buffering capacity and the depolluting activity by adsorption of the innovative finish was 15 %, 100 % and more than 200 % higher than those of the commercial one on the same substrate, respectively. At pilot scale, the innovative finish was more effective than the commercial finish in buffering humidity variations (RH increases 53 % slower compared to the commercial solution), temperature variations (-1.5 °C), and decreasing VOCs concentration (from 14 % up to 63 %, depending to the test conditions). Therefore, the innovative multifunctional indoor finish has proven to be more effective than the commercial one in improving IAQ not only in laboratory but also at pilot scale.

Innovative multifunctional finish for the improvement of Indoor Air Quality: Performance at laboratory and pilot scale / Giosue, Chiara; Czerwinska, Natalia; Remia, Giada; Stazi, Francesca; di Perna, Costanzo; Mobili, Alessandra; Ruello, Maria Letizia; Maqbool, Qaisar; Tittarelli, Francesca. - In: BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT. - ISSN 0360-1323. - 273:(2025). [10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112697]

Innovative multifunctional finish for the improvement of Indoor Air Quality: Performance at laboratory and pilot scale

Giosue, Chiara
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Czerwinska, Natalia;Remia, Giada;Stazi, Francesca;di Perna, Costanzo;Mobili, Alessandra;Ruello, Maria Letizia;Maqbool, Qaisar;Tittarelli, Francesca
2025-01-01

Abstract

In this study, the impact of an innovative multifunctional finish on the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in terms of temperature (T), relative humidity (RH), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was compared to that of a commercial finish for the same application as reference. The two finishes were applied on the same commercial substrate and tested both at laboratory and pilot scale. At laboratory scale, the water vapour permeability, the moisture buffering capacity and the depolluting activity by adsorption of the innovative finish was 15 %, 100 % and more than 200 % higher than those of the commercial one on the same substrate, respectively. At pilot scale, the innovative finish was more effective than the commercial finish in buffering humidity variations (RH increases 53 % slower compared to the commercial solution), temperature variations (-1.5 °C), and decreasing VOCs concentration (from 14 % up to 63 %, depending to the test conditions). Therefore, the innovative multifunctional indoor finish has proven to be more effective than the commercial one in improving IAQ not only in laboratory but also at pilot scale.
2025
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