Analysis of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and oligomers in recycled polyethylene terephthalate

Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 218-223

  Ohkado, Yuka ^a,b   Kawamura, Yoko ^a   Mutsuga, Motoh ^a   Tamura, Hiro Omi ^b   Tanamoto, Kenichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Chemical recycling; Formaldehyde; Oligomer; Physical recycling; Polyethylene terephthalate (PET); Super clean

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; FORMALDEHYDE; OLIGOMER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; RESIN;

ARTICLE; BOTTLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLEANING; CONTAINER; FOOD PACKAGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RECYCLING; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SAFETY;

EID: 28244449062     PISSN: 00156426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3358/shokueishi.46.218     Document Type: Article

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