Study of barrier properties and chemical resistance of recycled PET coated with amorphous carbon through a plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) process

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-106

  Cruz, S A ^a   Zanin, M ^b   Nerin, C ^c   De Moraes, M A B ^d  

^a Department of Materials Engineering ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CG MS; Food packaging; Functional barrier; Migration; PET; Plasma; Recycling

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CARBON; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASTIC BOTTLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 30844446653     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030500384064     Document Type: Article

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