A rapid method for determination of ethanol in alcoholic beverages using capillary gas chromatography

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-140

  Wang, Mei Ling ^a   Choong, Youk Meng ^b   Su, Nan Wei ^c   Lee, Min Hsiung ^c  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b TAJEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcoholic beverages; Direct injection gas chromatography; Ethanol; Quantitative analyses

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DISTILLATION; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAVIMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; VOLUMETRY; WHISKEY; WINE;

EID: 0042976080     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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