Claims
- 1. A method of treating malodors to alleviate their offensive odors which comprises treating the air containing the malodor with an amount of 4-cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2-pentanone which is effective to counteract the malodor.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the 4cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2-pentanone is provided in an amount sufficient to provide at least 0.01 mg./cubic meter of air in the environment containing the malodor.
- 3. The method according to claim 1 wherein 4-cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2-pentanone is utilized in the form of a room freshener.
- 4. The method according to claim 3 wherein the room freshener is introduced as an aerosol.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 413,082, filed Nov. 5, 1973, now abandoned.
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300,113 |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Byers, Chem. Abst., vol. 41, 4614 (1947). |
Continuations (1)
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