MOLECULE
Named in 1 VERIFIED claim about 1 Atlas entry: Candle Wax.
Reported volatile · the claim says “reached the highest concentration”
Across six candles, five scented and one plain, esters dominated emissions before lighting, formaldehyde reached the highest concentration once lit, and most lit scented candles emitted more low-boiling compounds.
Scope: Six candle types; esters before lighting mainly reflect added fragrance, and formaldehyde is a combustion product, not a wax odour. CLM-CANDLE-001 ↗
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Permanent identifier smellbook:molecule:formaldehyde · Graph record (JSON)
Cite as SmellBook. (2026). formaldehyde (molecule). SmellBook knowledge graph, Strategy Phase 389. smellbook:molecule:formaldehyde. https://smellbook.com/molecules/formaldehyde
Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since Strategy Phase 389.