Meaningful Scents Around the World
Olfactory, Chemical, Biological, and Cultural Considerations
by Roman Kaiser

Meaningful Scents Around the World: Olfactory, Chemical, Biological, and Cultural Considerations naturally supports the latest knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of olfaction, and a growing appreciation of scent.

This book is a must for all professionals in the perfume industry.

Following an introductory section to the world of natural scents, including their biological meaning and history, the fragrance and flavor chemist, Roman Kaiser, who is renowned for his 'headspace' analytical technique, revisits some memorable scents. In doing so, he leads us to such exotic places as Lower Amazonia, Papua New Guinea, India, and many rain-forest biotopes in his quest for new molecules and new scent concepts, showing us along the way how a scent like tatami can be linked to culture.

The third and final section describes the analysis of the compositions of the presented scents.

Contents

Introduction to the World of Natural Scents

• Biological meaning of natural scents
• Hisotrical facts concerning natural scents
• Investigation of natural scents

Strolling in the World of Scents

• Confucius' hymn to scented orchids
• The scented flower clock
• Sweet osmanthus - an olfctory revelation of the East
• A day full of scnets in Lower Amazonia
• Watermelon Snow andAlpine Forget-me-not - two unique scents fro the top of Europe
• Nieuwoudtville - the bulb capital of the world
• Along the avenue of giants
• Agarwood - the wood of the gods
• Tatami - the scent of a refined culture
• Unda Namdanga, Kapafe Passe and Waso-no - memorable scents of Papua New Guinea
• Scent discoveries in Equatorial West Africa
• Other days full of scents in Lower Amazonia
• Victoria amazonica - the royal amazone
• The blue and the true lotus
• Euglossine orchids
• Along the shore of Masoala
• Environmental scents of the Ligurian Coast
• The earth's perfume
• China roses - the completion of European rose culture
• In a fragrant Indian garden
• How flowers and fungi use scents to mimic each other
• A meeting place for natural scents - wine bouquets
• Shangri-la, a plant and a scent paradise

Analytics

• General remarks
• Equipment used
• Compositions of the presented scents

Index

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