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Characterization of hazardous and odorous volatiles emitted from scented candles before lighting and when lit

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Hazardous Materials, December 2014
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Title
Characterization of hazardous and odorous volatiles emitted from scented candles before lighting and when lit
Published in
Journal of Hazardous Materials, December 2014
DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.040
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Authors

Jeong-Hyeon Ahn, Ki-Hyun Kim, Yong-Hyun Kim, Bo-Won Kim

Abstract

Scented candles are known to release various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including both pleasant aromas and toxic components both before lighting (off) and when lit (on). In this study, we explored the compositional changes of volatiles from scented candles under various settings to simulate indoor use. Carbonyl compounds and other VOCs emitted from six different candle types were analyzed under 'on/off' conditions. The six candle types investigated were: (1) Clean cotton (CT), (2) Floral (FL), (3) Kiwi melon (KW), (4) Strawberry (SB), (5) Vanilla (VN), and (6) Plain (PL). Although a large number of chemicals were released both before lighting and when lit, their profiles were noticeably distinguishable. Before lighting, various esters (n=30) showed the most dominant emissions. When lit, formaldehyde was found to have the highest emission concentration of 2098ppb (SB), 1022ppb (CT), and 925ppb (PL). In most lit scented candles, there was a general tendency to show increased concentrations of low boiling point compounds. For some scented candle products, the emission of volatiles occurred strongly both before lighting and when lit. For instance, in terms of TVOC (ppbC), the highest concentrations were observed from the KW product with their values of 12,742 (on) and 2766 ppbC (off). As such, the results suggest that certain scented candle products should act as potent sources of VOC emission in indoor environment, regardless of conditions - whether being lit or not.

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Country Count As %
Japan 1 1%
Unknown 76 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 13 17%
Student > Bachelor 9 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 9%
Student > Postgraduate 6 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 6%
Other 11 14%
Unknown 26 34%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 12%
Environmental Science 9 12%
Chemistry 8 10%
Engineering 5 6%
Chemical Engineering 4 5%
Other 10 13%
Unknown 32 42%
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