Antioxidant content of and migration from commercial polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride packages

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3225-3231

  Dopico Garcia M S ^a   Lopez Vilarino J M ^a   Gonzalez Rodriguez M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Food package; HPLC; Migration

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FOOD PACKAGING; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34247629437     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf070102+     Document Type: Article

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