Development of a New Instrumental Measurement of Odorous VOCs Based On Precise Fingerprints Obtained by a Multitude of Biosensors

摘要

Research regarding qualification and quantification of air contaminants such as odorous compounds hasincreased in the recent years. This paper deals with the results obtained with a new device and shows thepotentialities of the instrument monitoring method concerning odorous volatile compounds. This newinstrument called NeOse is developed by a French company (Aryballe Technologies, Grenoble - France) andthe improvements are being performed in an innovative research project named “Wellness & MedicalDIagnostics Olfactory SEnsors” (WISE). This project is based on the combination of a skill multitude in manydomains (nanotechnologies, environmental engineering, analytical chemistry, data processing…) and isthrown by diverse scientific partners and financiers. This new analytical tool can be used to identify, classify,compare, and also to visualize the odorants that are generally odorous Volatile Organic Compounds(VOCs).This visualization is obtained by a precise fingerprint for each odor or odorant mixture obtained by amultitude of Biosensors.