Obtention and analysis of odors from odor emitters

An apparatus for capturing odor chemicals comprising:

• a plurality of capillary tubes which comprise interior surfaces comprising adsorbent material;
• a suction device for drawing the odor chemicals into the plurality of capillary tubes;
• a connecting tube which connects the plurality of capillary tubes and the suction device
• a housing sheath within which the connecting tube and the plurality of capillary tubes a disposed such that they are freely moveable;
• and
• a support for the plurality of capillary tubes.

A system for collecting and analyzing the odor chemicals emitted from an odor-emitting source, comprising:

• a plurality of capillary tubes which comprise interior surfaces comprising at least one adsorbent material for trapping odor chemicals;
• a suction device for moving the air comprising odor chemicals through the plurality of capillary tubes;
• a connecting tube which connects the plurality of capillary tubes and the suction device and provides an air-tight seal there between;
• a thermal desorber disposed to hold the plurality of capillary tubes, for thermally desorbing odor chemicals trapped within;
• a cryogenic focusing device;
• and
• a gas chromatograph equipped with a mass spectrometry detector.