Release of offensive odorants from the combustion of barbecue charcoals

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 215-216, Issue , 2012, Pages 233-242

  Mahmudur Rahman, Md ^a   Kim, Ki Hyun ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Barbecue; Charcoal; Odor intensity; Odor pollution; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BARBECUE; EMISSION CONCENTRATION; INDONESIA; MALAYSIA; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; ODOR INTENSITY; ODOR POLLUTION; PROPIONALDEHYDE; REDUCED SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOTAL HYDROCARBONS;

ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDES; AMMONIA; BENZENE; COMBUSTION; HYDROCARBONS; ODORS; POLLUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHARCOAL;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; AMMONIA; BENZENE; CARBON DISULFIDE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CHARCOAL; HYDROCARBON; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ALDEHYDE; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBONYL COMPOUND; CHARCOAL; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GUIDELINE; ODOR; SULFUR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHINA; INDONESIA; KOREA; MALAYSIA; ODOR; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALDEHYDES; AMMONIA; ASIA; CHARCOAL; COOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ODORS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; UNITED STATES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHINA; INDONESIA; KOREA; MALAYSIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862826894     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.02.055     Document Type: Article

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