Volatile and non-volatile radiolysis products in irradiated multilayer coextruded food-packaging films containing a buried layer of recycled low-density polyethylene

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1264-1273

  Chytiri, S ^a   Goulas, A E ^a   Badeka, A ^a   Riganakos, K A ^a   Kontominas, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gamma radiation; Multilayer films; Radiolysis products; Recycled low density polyethylene (LDPE); Sensory evaluation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHEMICAL AGENT; HYDROCARBON; KETONE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; VOLATILE AGENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FILM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLYSIS; RECYCLING; TASTE;

COLOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GAMMA RAYS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOMERISM; POLYETHYLENE; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSATION; SMELL; TASTE;

EID: 31344471214     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030500241645     Document Type: Article

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