Behavior of some solid food simulants in contact with several plastics used in microwave ovens

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 7488-7492

  Nerín, Cristina ^a   Acosta, Domingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food analysis; Migration; Packaging; Solid simulants; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

1 OCTENE; 1-OCTENE; ACRYLONITRILE; ADSORBENT; ALKENE; BENZENE; COPOLYMER; PLASTIC; POLYCARBONATE; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; PORAPAK; PORAPAK P; STYRENE; TALC; TENAX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT; XYLENE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTAINER; DESORPTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PACKAGING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAT; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KITCHEN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROWAVE OVEN; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

ADSORPTION; ALKENES; BENZENE; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS; FOOD PACKAGING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEAT; MICROWAVES; PLASTICS; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE; VOLATILIZATION; XYLENES;

EID: 0037021605     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0257143     Document Type: Article

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