Analysis of specific migration of monomers and oligomers from polyethylene terephthalate bottles and trays according to the testing methods as prescribed in the legislation of the EU and Asian countries

Polymer Testing

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1001-1007

  Kim, Dong Joo ^a   Lee, Keun Taik ^a  

^a Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Food simulants; HPLC; Monomers; Oligomers; Polyethylene Terephthalate; Specific migration

Indexed keywords

ASIAN COUNTRIES; CYCLIC DIMERS; CYCLIC TRIMERS; FATTY FOODS; FOOD CONTAINERS; FOOD SIMULANTS; HPLC; ISO-OCTANE; MIGRATION TESTING; MIGRATION TESTS; N-HEPTANES; PET BOTTLES; SPECIFIC MIGRATION; TESTING CONDITIONS; TESTING METHOD;

ETHANOL; HEPTANE; MONOMERS; OLIGOMERS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

DIMERS;

EID: 84865566277     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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