Analyses of volatile transformation products from additives in γ-irradiated polyethylene packaging

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 739-749

  Krzymien, M E ^a   Carlsson, D J ^a   Deschenes L ^b   Mercier, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

HDPE; Stabilizers; Thermal desorption; Volatile compounds; irradiation

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHITE; POLYETHYLENE; STABILIZING AGENT; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PACKAGING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; EXCIPIENTS; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYETHYLENE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0034913111     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030118134     Document Type: Article

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