Odor Adsorbent Kit for Rapid Facility Source Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods fail to completely prevent odor components from binding to commodities during production, transportation, and storage, making it difficult to rapidly identify the facility where odor binding occurred, which can lead to quality issues in food products.
Innovation Solution
An odor testing method using an odor detection kit with odor adsorbent materials like polyethylene films and activated carbon, which are deployed in facilities to adsorb odor components, allowing for rapid identification of odor sources by comparing exposed and unexposed adsorbent materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If packaging materials and deodorization devices are used to prevent odor penetration, then odor protection is improved, but complete prevention of odor binding to commodities cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The invention places odor adsorbent materials in facilities before commodities are stored or transported, so that odor components are adsorbed from the air and environment before they can bind to the commodities. This preliminary action prevents odor contamination at the source rather than attempting to block it afterward.
Solution Approach 2:
The odor adsorbent material acts as an intermediary substance that intercepts odor components in the air and on surfaces, preventing direct contact between odor sources and commodities. The adsorbent material mediates the interaction by binding odor molecules through adsorption, thereby protecting the commodities.
2Measurement precision
If odor tests and commodity sampling tests are performed to identify odor binding, then quality control is improved, but rapid identification of the specific facility where binding occurred cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the distribution route into multiple facilities (production facilities, storage facilities, transportation facilities), and places separate odor adsorbent materials in each facility. When odor binding is detected in commodities, the segmented adsorbent materials allow identification of the specific facility where odor components were adsorbed, enabling rapid localization of the problem source.
Solution Approach 2:
The odor adsorbent materials provide feedback information about odor exposure at each facility. By analyzing which adsorbent materials have adsorbed odor components, the system provides feedback that identifies the specific facility responsible for odor binding, enabling rapid response and corrective action.
3Reliability
If multiple facilities are monitored for odor binding, then comprehensive quality control is improved, but the complexity of monitoring and identifying odor sources increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses simple, inexpensive odor adsorbent materials that can be easily deployed and replaced in each facility. These disposable-like adsorbent materials eliminate the need for complex continuous monitoring equipment, reducing system complexity while maintaining comprehensive quality control coverage across multiple facilities.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid identification of facilities where odor binding occurred, helping to prevent quality issues by effectively adsorbing and comparing odor components, thereby facilitating prompt response measures.
Implementation Method 1
an odor adsorbent material which has an ability to adsorb an odor component
Implementation Method 2
binding of an odor component to the odor adsorbent material
Data Source
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AI summary
Provided are an odor adsorbent material, an odor detection kit, and a method for using the same for rapidly identifying a facility where binding of an odor component had occurred among facilities used in a distribution route of a commodity. The odor adsorption kit includes at least two pieces of an odor adsorbent material, a package section that includes at least two storage sections and is configured to store the odor adsorbent material, and a sheet section. The odor adsorption kit is installed in a facility. At least one of the pieces of the odor adsorbent material is exposed to open space in the facility, recovered therefrom, and sealed and stored. At the time of testing, occurrence of odor emission in the facility is determined by comparing odor components adsorbed by each of the pieces of the odor adsorbent material.