A study of the thermal decomposition of adulterated cocaine samples under optimized aerobic pyrolytic conditions

Forensic Science International

Volumn 187, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 19-28

  Gostic T ^a   Klemenc, S ^a   Stefane B ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Adulterants; Cocaine free base; Experimental set up; Smoking; Volatilization studies

Indexed keywords

2 (DIETHYLAMINOETHYL)BENZOATE; 4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANHYDROECGONINE METHYL ESTER; BENZOCAINE; BENZOIC ACID; CAFFEINE; CARBOMETHOXYCYCLOHEPTATRIENE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; LIDOCAINE; PARACETAMOL; PHENACETIN; PROCAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; HUMAN; INHALATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SMOKE; SMOKING; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 64249087824     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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