Odor in textile collection

Maybe the subject can be discussed at the meeting on paper and
textile restoration which takes place at Tainan university in
Tainan, Taiwan at the end of May 1997.

>From a chemical point of view it is not easy to analyse odors. The
nose is a more sensitive detector than any analytical tool. The
limit of detection of analytical sensors is in the range of ppm or
ppb, so it might be difficult to analyse a gaseous sample for
odorous compounds. We have to think about a series of trials or
experiments to solve the problem.

Hai-Yen Hua-Stroefer
E. Stroefer, Ph.D.
Karl Kuntz Weg 9
68163 Mannheim
Germany

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