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Table 8 Identified substances which were emitted by adsorption materials before exposure tests and their possible application in the product

From: Adsorbent media for the sustainable removal of organic air pollutants from museum display cases

Sample no./identified substance

Possible application in the product

Natural zeolite (sample Z7)

Alkanes

?

Molecular sieve (sample MS1)

Aromatic hydrocarbons, alkanes

?

Adsorption foam (sample CF)

4,2-Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)

Solvent

1,2-Propanediol

Solvent

Hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane

?

Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane

?

2-Ethyl-1-hexanol

Solvent; decomposition product of diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)?

Silica gel (sample SG2)

Toluene, benzene, alkanes, 2,2,4,6,6-pentane methylheptane

Solvents?

Archival cardboard (sample AC1)

Siloxanes

?

Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)

Plasticizer

2,2,4-Trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol-monoisobutyrate (TMPD-MIB)

Solvent/film-former in paints, lacquers, adhesives; plasticizer