Effects of environmental conditions on the emission and odor-active compounds from Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 29; no. 20; pp. 30459 - 30469
• Main Authors: Wang, Qifan, Shen, Jun, Zeng, Bin, Wang, Huiyu, Wang, Weidong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Air temperature; Alcohols; Aldehydes; Aquatic Pollution; Aroma compounds; Aromatic compounds; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Emission analysis; Emissions; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental conditions; Environmental effects; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Esters; Foreign exchange rates; Fraxinus; Fraxinus mandshurica; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry - methods; High temperature; Humidity; Ketones; Odor intensity; Odorants - analysis; Odors; Relative humidity; Research Article; Temperature; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Wood; Wood products; Relative humidity; Rupr; Temperature; Odor-active compounds; Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry/olfactometry; Ratio of the air exchange rate to the loading factor; Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr
• ISSN: 0944-1344; 1614-7499
• DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-18244-1

Being one of the most common wood in furniture and decoration, Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. ( F. mandshurica ) is a frequently used material for wood products. However, the resulting odor problem has not yet been solved so far. Thus, this study focused on exploring odor-active compounds and investigating the effect of environmental conditions on emission and odor attributes. F. mandshurica was studied via TD–GC–MS/O combined with microchamber. Totally, 15 kinds of key odor-active compounds were detected from F. mandshurica . The main odorous components were found to be aromatics, aldehydes and ketones, esters, alcohols and acids. Six kinds of attributes played a key role in the overall odor character of F. mandshurica . Fragrant was the predominant odor impressions, followed by vinegar and antiseptic solution . The proportion of the odor-active compounds concentration to total concentration decreased with an increase in the temperature and relative humidity, while the ratio of air exchange rate to the loading factor had little effect on this. The total concentration of F. mandshurica increased as the temperature and relative humidity increased, but these decreased as the ratio of air exchange rate to the loading factor increased, while the total odor intensity reduced with the rise in the ratio of air exchange rate to the loading factor. Time was found to be the most effective factor for eliminating emissions. Considering the environmental conditions in this study, 40 °C, 60% relative humidity and a 1.0 m 3 ·m −2  h −1 ratio of air exchange rate to loading factor are recommended to accelerate the emission of F. mandshurica . The optimum condition was found to be higher temperature, higher relative humidity and higher ratio of air exchange rate to loading factor.