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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (4): 133-141.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20210414

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Analysis of Odorants in Cinnamomum burmannii Wood with Different Moisture Contents

Bin Zeng1,Jun Shen1,*,Qifan Wang1,Huajun Dong1,2   

  1. 1. College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University Harbin 150040
    2. College of Design Art, Harbin University of Commerce Harbin 150028
  • Received:2019-07-03 Online:2021-04-01 Published:2021-05-21
  • Contact: Jun Shen

Abstract:

Objective: The current research on the smell of wood was expected to provide a reference for solving the problem of "odor" emitted from wood used as an interior decoration material. Method: Taking Cinnamomum burmannii as the research object, the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/olfactometry(GC-MS/O) technique was used to analyze the total volatile organic compounds(TVOC) and the characteristic odor active compounds released from the heartwood and sapwood under different moisture contents, and to explore the effects of moisture content on the TVOC and odor release of C. burmannii. Result: It was found that a total of 25 characteristic odor compounds were released from the C. burmannii, including benzene(aromatic), hexanal(green grass), ethylbenzene(aromatic sweet), benzaldehyde(almond oil), octanal(sweet incense), 2-ethyl-1-hexanol(sweet floral aroma), nonanal(fruit acid) and decanal(citrus smell) 8 key characteristic odor compounds. The concentration of odorant released by heartwood and sapwood at the initial moisture content of about 70% accounted for 64% and 72% of TVOC, respectively, mainly composed of alcohol and aldehyde odor compounds. As the water content decreased, the odorant substance and the total odor intensity released by the heartwood and sapwood showed a downward trend, and the odor intensity of the fruit flavor compound was always greater than the other characteristic odors throughout the changes of the moisture content. Before the moisture content decreased to 30%, the concentration of TVOC and odorant released from the heartwood and sapwood decreased the most significantly with the changes of moisture content. When the moisture content decreased to 30%, the concentration of odor substances released from the heartwood and sapwood decreased by 64% and 68%, respectively, and the overall odor intensity exhibited by the heartwood and sapwood was greatly reduced. Since then, the moisture content had less effects on the heartwood, but the sapwood concentration was also reduced by 26% when the moisture content continued to drop to 10%, and then it was almost unaffected by the moisture content during the entire moisture content declining processes. The amount of TVOC released by the sapwood was much larger than that of the heartwood. Among them, the compounds released from the heartwood were mainly aromatic hydrocarbons and ester compounds, those from the sapwood were mainly composed of alcohols and aromatic hydrocarbons, whereas the release of olefins in heartwood and sapwood remained stable at different moisture contents, and was less affected by moisture contents. Conclusion: Fruit aroma is the main characteristic smell of C. burmannii. The type and concentration of odor substances emitted by C. burmannii decreased with the decrease of moisture content, and the overall odor intensity also decreased accordingly. At any moisture content, the overall odor intensity of the sapwood is always greater than that of the heartwood. After the water content drops to the fiber saturation point, the released odorant material gradually becomes stable, and the odor characteristic compounds and the overall odor intensity released by the sapwood after the water content reaches the equilibrium moisture content might be also tend to stable.

Key words: gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/olfactometry(GC-MS/O), Cinnamomum burmannii, total volatile organic compounds(TVOC), key odor compounds, moisture content

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