Analysis for organic residues from aids to polymerization used to make plastics intended for food contact

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 461-471

  Fordham, Peter J ^a   Gramshaw, John W ^a   Castle, Laurence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aids To Polymerization; Azo and Peroxy Initiator Residues; Food Simulants; Gc MS H NMR; Migration; Tetramethylsuccinonitrile

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AZOBISISOBUTYRONITRILE; BENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BIPHENYLBENZOATE; CYANOISOPROPYL RADICAL; METHYL BENZOATE; NITRILE; OLIGOMER; OLIVE OIL; PHENYLBENZOATE; PLASTIC; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; RADICAL; RESIN; SOLVENT; TETRAMETHYLSUCCINONITRILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIGRATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SAMPLE; SIMULATION; STRAW; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035025697     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030119958     Document Type: Article

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