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Characterization of hazardous and odorous volatiles emitted from scented candles before lighting and when lit
Jeong-Hyeon Ahn, Ki-Hyun Kim, Yong-Hyun Kim & Bo-Won Kim
Journal of Hazardous Materials
DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.040CLM-CANDLE-001 · VERIFIED
What candles release before and after lighting
Across six candles, five scented and one plain, esters dominated emissions before lighting, formaldehyde reached the highest concentration once lit, and most lit scented candles emitted more low-boiling compounds.
Six candle types; esters before lighting mainly reflect added fragrance, and formaldehyde is a combustion product, not a wax odour.
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Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since Strategy Phase 389.