Rapid and mobile brand authentication of vodka using conductivity measurement

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 283-289

  Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^a,c   Schmidt, Beke ^b   Bretschneider, Thorsten ^b  

^a Chemisches und Veterinaruntersuchungsamt CVUA Karlsruhe   (Germany)

^b Bacardi GmbH   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brand fraud; Conductivity measurement; Identity of spirits; Ion chromatography; Vodka

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349104998     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-007-0825-9     Document Type: Article

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