Evaluation of headspace-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for the analysis of benzene in vitamin C drinks; pitfalls of headspace in benzene detection

Biomedical Chromatography

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 900-905

  Ju, Hyun Kyoung ^a   Park, Jeong Hill ^a   Kwon, Sung Won ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benzene; Gas chromatography; Headspace; Mass spectrometry; Vitamin C drinks

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BENZENE; BENZOIC ACID; BEVERAGES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; SODIUM;

ASCORBIC ACIDS (VITAMIN C); BENZENE DETECTION; BENZENE FORMATION; FALSE-POSITIVE IDENTIFICATIONS; HEADSPACE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEADSPACES; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; SODIUM BENZOATE; VITAMIN C; VITAMIN C DRINK;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ASCORBIC ACID; BENZENE; BENZOIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOOD ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORANGE JUICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 50049086168     PISSN: 02693879     EISSN: 10990801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1008     Document Type: Article

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