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Evaluation of dried-wood odors: comparison between analytical and sensory data on odors from dried sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) wood

Journal of Wood Science volume 55, pages 144–148 (2009)Cite this article

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The emissions of volatile organic compounds from air-dried, conventionally dried, and high-temperaturedried sugi wood were compared by gas chromatographymass spectrometry. Terpenes were clearly the main compound group in the air-dried wood samples, whereas acetic acid was only detected in the high-temperature-dried wood samples, indicating that considerable changes occurred in the volatile compound emission profile during hightemperature processing. The most abundant compounds in the air-dried wood and conventionally dried wood were δ-cadinene, α-muurolene, and β-cadinene (sesquiterpenes) for all specimens, and a-pinene and D-limonene (monoterpenes) for conventionally dried wood and air-dried wood. In contrast, acetic acid was detected only in the hightemperature-dried wood. Sensory evaluation of volatile organic compounds was performed by 18 male university students. Volatile compounds of air-dried wood and conventionally dried wood were assessed as being significantly more soothing than those from high-temperature-dried wood.

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  1. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, PO Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Tsukuba, 305-8687, Japan

    Tatsuro Ohira

  2. Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University, Kashiwa, 277-0882, Japan

    Bum-Jin Park & Yoshifumi Miyazaki

  3. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, West Regional Administration Offices, Mino, 779-3602, Japan

    Yoshitomo Kurosumi

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This study was presented in part at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Hiroshima, August 2007

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Ohira, T., Park, BJ., Kurosumi, Y. et al. Evaluation of dried-wood odors: comparison between analytical and sensory data on odors from dried sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) wood. J Wood Sci 55, 144–148 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-008-1001-5

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