Effect of functional group and carbon chain length on the odor detection threshold of aliphatic compounds

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4105-4112

  Zarzo, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Odorant; Olfaction; Olfactometry; Psychophysics; VOC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860111986     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120404105     Document Type: Article

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