长期以来，ASHRAE一直将气味控制视为空调总体舒适性概念中的基本因素之一。控制气味的标准方法是使用活性炭，活性炭是一种已知能够捕获或吸附空气中许多气味物质的材料。碳在这一领域的有效应用的一个缺点是缺乏关于碳对气味的能力及其在去除空气中气味方面的性能的基本数据。开发粘结活性炭，该产品可制成各种刚性形状，因此更容易适应小型空调装置； 开启了人们对碳应用的新兴趣。因此，匹兹堡活性炭部门发起了一项除臭研究。在这项研究中，已开始尝试建立性能数据，为活性炭除臭的应用提供可靠和有效的基础。特别是，人们寻求更好地定义活性炭用于加臭剂的能力，以及确定此类服务中碳的使用寿命的方法。引文:美国密苏里州堪萨斯城ASHRAE学报第76卷第2部分

Control of odors has long been recognized by ASHRAE as one of the basic factors in the total comfort concept of air conditioning. The standard method suggested as a means to control odors is the use of activated carbon, a material known to have the ability to trap or adsorb many of the substances which manifest themselves as odors in air. One drawback to effective application of carbon in this field has been the lack of basic data on the capacity of carbon for odors and its performance in removal of odors from air. The development of bonded activated oarbon, a product which can be made into various rigid shapes and is therefore more readily adapted to small air conditioning installations; opens up new interest in this application for carbon. Accordingly, an odor removal study was initiated by Pittsburgh Activated Carbon Division.In this study, a beginning attempt has been made to establish performance data which will provide a sound and effective basis for the application of activated carbon for odor removal. In particular, a better definition of the capacity of activated carbon forodorants and a means of determining the life of carbon in such service were sought.