Odour detection methods: Olfactometry and chemical sensors

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 5290-5322

  Brattoli, Magda ^a   de Gennaro, Gianluigi ^a   de Pinto, Valentina ^a   Loiotile, Annamaria Demarinis ^a   Lovascio, Sara ^a   Penza, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic olfactometry; Electronic nose; GC O; Odour concentration; Odour detection; Sampling methods; Sensors; Sensory methods

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS; INSTRUMENTATION; ODOR; REVIEW;

ELECTRONICS; ODORS;

EID: 79957765612     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s110505290     Document Type: Review

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