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ArticleFlavour and fragrance journal2018

Simulating latrine conditions to assess perfume performance against malodour.

Charles Jean-François Chappuis, Robin Huber, Yvan Niclass, Christian Starkenmann

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Article in Flavour and fragrance journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Charles Jean-François ChappuisCorporate R&D Division Firmenich SA Geneva Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2556-8981
Robin HuberCorporate R&D Division Firmenich SA Geneva Switzerland.
Yvan NiclassCorporate R&D Division Firmenich SA Geneva Switzerland.
Christian StarkenmannCorporate R&D Division Firmenich SA Geneva Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1918-0526
Firmenich (Switzerland) · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To evaluate perfume performance in toilets, we built model toilets in which critical factors such as background malodour, climate, and airflow were controlled. The models were equipped with an odour generator that injected hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan, butyric acid, para-cresol, and indole, allowing us to accurately and reliably reconstitute toilet malodour headspace. The malodorant concentrations matched the quantitative headspace analysis performed in African and Indian toilets. The toilet malodour headspace performance was validated by chemical and sensory analysis. Olfactory stimuli were presented to participants in different simulated climates to assess the effect of climate on the perception of odours. The sensory data show that increasing temperature and humidity decreased the intensity ratings of odours without altering their quality. Perfume can be delivered in these toilets by forced evaporation to control the headspace concentration, or by delivery systems such as cellulosic pads, liquids, and powders. Our experimental set-up allowed us to establish dose-response curves to assess the performance of a perfume in reducing toilet malodour and increasing perceived pleasantness.

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climatemodel latrineodourperfumetoilet malodour

Identifiers

PMID30034087
PMCPMC6049876
OpenAlexW2803006715

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