异味混合物中组分浓度与其强度贡献关系研究

由挥发性有机污染物(VOCs)等引起的恶臭污染已经成为一个严重的环境问题,而污染物种类繁多,浓度差异大和物质间相互作用规律复杂等因素,对异味强度等感官评价研究造成极大困难.本研究针对室内环境,选取典型挥发性有机污染物组成多种异味混合物,6名专业嗅辨员组成嗅觉评价小组,分别评价异味混合物和相应各组分物质单独存在时的异味强度,分析混合物中各组分含量与混合物整体异味强度之间的联系.结果表明,当混合物中某物质异味活度(odor activity value,OAV)的自然对数值占混合物总量的比例小于20%时,其对混合物的异味强度贡献基本为零.利用该方法预先忽略多组分异味混合物中的部分物质,可以在异味物质相互作用规律和异味感官评价等研究中起到重要简化作用.

Study on the Relationship Between Odor Intensity and Components Concentrations of Odor Mixture

Odor pollution has become a serious environmental problem arising from volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other pollutants. But the studies on odor intensity and other olfactory evaluations are seriously influenced by the diversity, distinct concentration fluctuation and complex interaction of pollutants. In order to explore the relationship between odor intensity and components concentrations of odor mixture, several typical VOCs in indoor environment were used to simulate odor mixtures. A panel of six sensory assessors was employed to rate the odor intensities of the mixture and its unmixed components. The outcome showed that the presence of an odorant barely influenced the odor intensity of the mixture when its nature logarithm of odor activity value (OAV) was lower than 20% of the mixture's total amount. The application of this method as a pretreatment method for the odor mixture could apparently simplify the studies on odor interaction and olfactory evaluation.