Handbook of Odors in Plastic Materials [electronic resource].
Wypych, George.
Burlington : Elsevier Science,
2013.
 Several reasons are behind formation of odors in materials, including the following:    Use of other materials than polymer, especially materials required in processingUse of various process parameters and their severity in degradation of components of formulationRecycling of polymeric materialsContact with natural products (food, cosmetics, etc.)Storage    Migration-evaporationStorage in the same spaceDiffusion-related properties   The above reasons are analyzed for different 
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Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MECHANISMS OF ODOR FORMATION AND ITS TRANSPORT; 2.1 VOLATILE CHEMICALS; 2.2 BIODEGRADATION; 2.3 EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND TIME; 2.4 EFFECT OF LIGHT EXPOSURE; 2.5 EFFECT OF GAMMA-IRRADIATION; 2.6 MIGRATION; 2.7 LEACHING; 2.8 PARTITIONING; 2.9 ODOR-RELEASING DEVICES; REFERENCES; 3. DISTINCTIVE ODORS; 3.1 SWEET, BLOSSOM-LIKE (FRUITY); 3.2 GRASSY; 3.3 LIQUORICE; 3.4 PETROLEUM/PHENOLIC; 3.5 "PLASTIC"; 3.6 MEDICINAL; 3.7 CHEMICAL; 3.8 ETHANOL WITH FUSEL OIL; 3.9 FATTY/WAXY; 3.10 MOLDY/MUSTY; 3.11 SEWER/ROTTEN; 3.12 ANIMAL
3.13 CHEESY/BUTTERY3.14 SMOKY, BURNT; 3.15 METALLIC; 3.16 SOUR OR ACRID; 3.17 MINTY; 3.18 COCONUT; 3.19 CARDBOARD-LIKE; 3.20 MUSHROOM-LIKE; REFERENCES; 4. TASTE; REFERENCES; 5. FOGGING; REFERENCES; 6. REASONS FOR ODOR FORMATION IN PLASTIC MATERIALS; 6.1 EFFECT OF POLYMER; 6.2 EFFECT OF ADDITIVES; 6.3 EFFECT OF PROCESSING CONDITIONS; 6.4 RECYCLING; 6.5 CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIALS; 6.6 EFFECT OF STORAGE CONDITIONS; 6.7 EFFECT OF HUMIDITY; REFERENCES; 7. METHODS OF TESTING IN ODOR ANALYSIS; 7.1 MECHANISM OF SMELL; 7.2 SAMPLING; 7.3 ACTIVE ODOR SENSING; 7.4 ELECTRONIC NOSE; 7.5 ODOR DIGITIZATION
7.6 SENSORY ANALYSIS (TEST PANEL EVALUATION)7.7 GC/MS; 7.8 GC/OLFACTOMETRY; 7.9 THRESHOLD ODOR NUMBER; 7.10 SENSORS; 7.11 VISUALIZATION; REFERENCES; 8. ODOR IN RELATION TO DIFFERENT POLYMERS; 8.1 ABS; 8.2 ACRYLICS; 8.3 CELLULOSIC POLYMERS; 8.4 CHITOSAN; 8.5 CYANOACRYLATE; 8.6 EPOXY RESIN; 8.7 ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE DIENE TERPOLYMER, EPDM; 8.8 ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE RUBBER, EPR; 8.9 ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE, EVA; 8.10 IONOMERS; 8.11 NITRILE RUBBER; 8.12 POLYACRYLATE; 8.13 POLYAMIDE-66; 8.14 POLYAMINE; 8.15 POLYANILINE; 8.16 POLYBUTADIENE; 8.17 POLYCARBONATE; 8.18 POLYCHLOROPRENE; 8.19 POLYETHYLENE
8.20 POLYETHYLENE, CROSSLINKED8.21 POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); 8.22 POLYISOPRENE; 8.23 POLYIMIDE; 8.24 POLYOXYMETHYLENE; 8.25 POLY(PHENYLENE ETHER); 8.26 POLYPROPYLENE; 8.27 POLYSTYRENE; 8.28 POLYSULFIDE; 8.29 POLYURETHANE; 8.30 POLYVINYLACETATE; 8.31 POLYVINYLALCOHOL; 8.32 POLYVINYLBUTYRAL; 8.33 POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; 8.34 POLYVINYLCHLORIDE, CHLORINATED; 8.35 POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE; 8.36 RUBBER; 8.37 SILICONE; REFERENCES; 9. Odor in Various Products; 9.1 ADHESIVES; 9.2 AEROSPACE; 9.3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; 9.4 AGRICULTURE; 9.5 AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS; 9.6 BOTTLES; 9.7 CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS
9.8 COATED FABRICS9.9 COMPOSITES; 9.10 COSMETICS; 9.11 DEFENCE MATERIALS; 9.12 DENTAL MATERIALS; 9.13 ELECTRONICS; 9.14 FIBERS; 9.15 FILMS; 9.16 FLOORING; 9.17 FOAM; 9.18 FOOD; 9.19 FOOTWEAR; 9.20 FRUITS; 9.21 GASKETS; 9.22 INKS; 9.23 LANDFILLS; 9.24 LAMINATES; 9.25 MEDICAL; 9.26 MEMBRANES; 9.27 OIL SANDS; 9.28 PAINTS AND COATINGS; 9.29 PAVEMENT; 9.30 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS; 9.31 PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS; 9.32 PIPES; 9.33 PLUMBING MATERIALS; 9.34 ROOFING; 9.35 SEALANTS; 9.36 SOFT DRINKS; 9.37 TIRES; 9.38 TUBING; 9.39 WATER; 9.40 WINE; 9.41 WIRE AND CABLE; REFERENCES
10. Effect of Processing Method
 Several reasons are behind formation of odors in materials, including the following:    Use of other materials than polymer, especially materials required in processingUse of various process parameters and their severity in degradation of components of formulationRecycling of polymeric materialsContact with natural products (food, cosmetics, etc.)Storage    Migration-evaporationStorage in the same spaceDiffusion-related properties   The above reasons are analyzed for different 
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