Effects of gamma- and electron-beam irradiation on semi-rigid amorphous polyethylene terephthalate copolymers

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 505-517

  Komolprasert, V ^a   McNeal, T P ^a   Begley, T H ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Copolymer; E beam accelerator; Gamma irradiation; Ionizing radiation; Non volatiles; Polyethylene terephthalate; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

1,3 DIOXANE DERIVATIVE; 1,4 CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL; ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; COBALT; COPOLYMER; HEPTANE; OLIGOMER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SOLVENT; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXTRACTION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ELECTRONS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 0038789132     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0265203031000070119     Document Type: Article

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