Overview

I: Perfumery as An Art.- 1: The Art of Perfumery.- II: Perfumery as A Topic in Life Sciences.- 2: Odours and Perfumes as a System of Signs.- 3: Semiochemicals: Mevalogenins in Systems of Chemical Communication.- 4: Origin of Natural Odorants.- 5: A Consideration of Some Psychological and Physiological Mechanisms of Odor Perception.- III: Trapping and Measuring of Odours.- 6: The Measuring of Odors.- 7: Trapping, Investigation and Reconstitution of Flower Scents.- IV: Classification of Odours.- 8: Empirical Classification of Odours.- 9: Chemical Classification and Structure-Odour Relationships.- V: Compository Techniques and Application Segments.- 10: Creative Perfumery: Composition Techniques.- 11: Support Materials for Odorant Mixtures.- 12: Perfumery Applications: Functional Products.- 13: The Impact of Market Research.- VI: Production of Perfumes.- 14: The Chemistry of Synthetic Raw Materials Production.- 15: Compounding.- 16: The Toxicology and Safety of Fragrances.- 17: The Fragrance Industry in a Changing World.- VII: Topics in Perfumery Research.- 18: Receptors: Current Status and Future Directions.- 19: Natural Products.- 20: Synthetic Products.- Outlook.- List of Contributors.