Odor adsorbent material, odor detection kit, and method for using same

Abstract

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 detection 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 detection 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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An odor detection kit including:
 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.   
     
     
         2 . The odor detection kit according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the pieces of the odor adsorbent material is sealed in one of the storage sections. 
     
     
         3 . The odor detection kit according to  claim 1 , wherein
 at least one piece of the odor adsorbent material is exposed to external open space, and   an odor adsorbent material other than the at least one piece of the odor adsorbent material is individually sealed in one of the storage sections.   
     
     
         4 . The odor detection kit according to  claim 1 , wherein the odor adsorbent material adsorbs substances having a bad odor or a sweet smell, including mold odor components including haloanisoles, insect repellents such as naphthalene, agricultural chemicals or fragrances. 
     
     
         5 . The odor detection kit according to  claim 1 , wherein the odor adsorbent material is formed from a sheet material containing a resin. 
     
     
         6 . The odor detection kit according to  claim 5 , wherein the sheet material is formed by laminating polyethylene on both sides of an elastomer film. 
     
     
         7 . The odor detection kit according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one piece of the odor adsorbent material adsorbs an odor component, and is then sealed in one of the storage sections. 
     
     
         8 . A method for installing an odor detection kit, the method including:
 installing the odor detection kit according to  claim 1  in a facility for production or distribution of a commodity, and exposing at least one piece of the odor adsorbent material to open space in the facility; and   entering, in the sheet section, information specifying at least a time when the odor detection kit has been installed.   
     
     
         9 . The method for installing the odor detection kit according to  claim 8 , wherein the method is conducted when transporting a commodity in the facility. 
     
     
         10 . The method for installing the odor detection kit according to  claim 8 , the method further including entering, in the sheet section, information that specifies the facility. 
     
     
         11 . A method for testing an odor detection kit, the method including:
 installing the odor detection kit according to  claim 1  in a facility for production or distribution of a commodity, and exposing at least one piece of the odor adsorbent material to open space in the facility;   removing the odor detection kit installed in the facility;   storing and sealing, in one of the storage sections in which another piece of the odor adsorbent material is not sealed among the storage sections, at least one piece of the odor adsorbent material exposed to open space in the facility; and   removing the pieces of the odor adsorbent material from the one of the storage sections and testing and comparing odor components adsorbed by each of the pieces of the odor adsorbent material.