What makes old books smell good?

[Anonymous No.19068483]

Is it the glue? The paper type? The ink? What gives them that unique aroma?

[Anonymous No.19068744]

It's the scent of dust.

[Anonymous No.19068747]

>>19068483
Bacteria and mold

[Anonymous No.19068757]

>>19068483
Dried cum

[Anonymous No.19070309]

the smell of history

[Anonymous No.19070333]

>>19068483
acidity, unironically

[Anonymous No.19070507]

>the smell of old books is due to the organic materials in books (like cellulose from wood pulp) reacting with light, heat and water, and over time releasing volatile organic compounds or VOCs. What VOCs are released depends on how the book was made and stored, but common scents are toluene or ethylbenzene, which smell sweet, benzaldehyde or furfural, which smell almond-like, or vanillin, which smells like- you guessed it- vanilla.

[Anonymous No.19070521]

>>19068483
the chemicals they release when degrading

[Anonymous No.19071074]

>>19070507
Based indoor-pollution anon
G*D, I wish I did less drugs and graduated in Chemistry
My crush' mother asked me "When will you get a good job and marry my daughter?"

[Anonymous No.19071103]

The sensual aroma of spending decades in a room with an elderly person who is slowly and stingkingly deteriorating