A non-specific material adsorbs many different volatiles, whereas a specific material is selective for characteristics such as polarity or certain functional groups.
Most sensory systems, such as the eyes and ears, only need to detect a limited range of stimuli, but the nose must detect and discriminate between the many thousands of different volatile compounds that are produced by a constantly changing environment.
From Tom Brady suggesting that fans "start drinking early," to the NBA's "Palace Brawl", to the tragic recent incident at Dodgers stadium, many different factors contribute to a charged, volatile atmosphere.
During fermentation processes, organic compounds are converted into many different smaller compounds, often of a volatile nature [38].
It is still recovering from betting big on a boom in optical-fibre communications equipment that quickly collapsed.Unlike telecoms equipment, demand for flat screens comes from many different industries, and so should be less volatile.
There are many different compounds which may be classified as volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Many researchers have been reported the study of different volatile vapors sensing properties of nano-structured ZnO but it seems that there is a lack of detailed and more deeply study on VOCs sensing properties of nano-structured ZnO.
To Lisa, however, he was "different, volatile, up and down a lot of the time.
They had many different methods.
You get different volatile compounds evaporating because of the warmth inside your mouth.
