Decontamination efficiency of a new post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) recycling concept

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-131

  Welle, Frank ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PROCESS ENGINEERING AND PACKAGING IVV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analytical screening; Challenge test; Food packaging; Migration; PET recycling

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RECYCLING;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DECONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 36749039871     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030701474227     Document Type: Article

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