Sensory Laboratory

OS&E's Sensory Laboratory is a 1000 square foot temperature, humidity and odor controlled facility incorporating state-of-the art olfactometers, professional odor panels and a large stock of odor modifiers. This Sensory Laboratory is affiliated with an EPA certified analytical laboratory to carry out qualitative and quantitative analyses of odorants and flavor chemicals using GC/FPD-odorography, GC/FID-odorography, and GC/MS-odorography. Some of the services provided by OS&E's Sensory Laboratory include:

Products & Waste Samples

• Determine odor emission rates in terms of odor concentration and intensity 
• Paint/Coatings odor emission testing 
• Odor character profiling 
• Hedonic tone evaluations
• Identify and quantify individual odorants in sample
• Bench scale odor control studies
• Positive odorazation evalutations - maximize hedonic rating 
• Determine odor detection, recognition and annoyance thresholds of pure compounds 

Emission Samples - Gasses

• Quantify odor concentration via ASTM Method E-679-04
• Quantify odor intensity via ASTM Method E-544-10
• Develop Steven's Law (Dose-Response) relationships
• Odor character profiling 
• Hedonic tone evaluations
• Identify and quantify individual odorants in sample
• Determine annoyance thresholds 

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