Deodorisers

Deodorisers are chemical substances employed for the purpose of absorbing or destroying the odoriferous principles evolved especially from decomposing animal and vegetable matter. Thus, freshly burned charcoal is a powerful deodoriser because it absorbs sulphurous acid gas, ammonia, and other odorous gases. They belong to the classes of substances known as Antiseptics (q.v.) and Disinfectants (q.v.).