Research Article

GC-FID and Olfactometry-Assisted Assessment of Odors from Polymeric Foams under Normal and Repeated-Use Conditions

Table 4

Results of the olfactory assessment of polymeric foam materials.

SubstanceR.T.K5040N5063KF5560V5020R100Foam rubber
72 h672 hM.s.72 h672 hM.s.72 h672 hM.s.72 h672 hM.s.72 h672 hM.s.72 h672 hM.s.
Intensity

ETA0.8-1-1
Benzene2.0-1-2-1-1-1
MP2.8-1-1-1-1-1
NNDA4.5-2-1-2-2-1-2
UI5.0-1-1-1-1.5
Toluene5.7-2-3.5-2.5-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-2-3-1.5-2.5-1-2.5
Hexanal6.5-1-1-0.5-11-1-1
BTA7.4-1-2-1-1
UI8.1-1-2-1-2
MPX8.9-3-2-2.5-1.5-3.5-3-1-2-3-1-2-2
Styrene9.5-3-3.5-3.5-3-2-2-3-3.5-3-4
BX10.2-3-4-3.5-2-3-3.5-3-4-3-4-4
α-Pinene10.6-2-3-1
BD11.7-1.5-4-4-2.5-3.5-3.5-2-1.5-2-3-3-3-1.5-3-2.5-4-2.5
Limonene13.4-2-2.5-2-1-3-2-3-1-4-3
NNDBA13.6-3-4-2-2
UI14.2-3.5-2-2-3-3-2-1-2
EA14.6-3-3-3-4-3.5-4-2-2.5-1.5-4-3-4-4.5
Nonanal15.2-4-4-4-4.5-3.5-3-3.5-3.5-4.5-3.5-5-4.5-4-4.5-4.5-3.5-4-4
UI15.8-2-1-2-1.5
UI16.0-2-2.5-2-3.5-2-1-2-3-2-2-2-1
Decanal17.4-1-3.5-3-3-3.5-2.5-2-3-2.5-2-3-1-2-1-3-3.5-1
BA19.0-3-2-3-3