Ethyl carbamate kinetics in double distillation of sugar cane spirit

Journal of the Institute of Brewing

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-31

  Alcarde, A R ^a   de Souza, L M ^a   Bortoletto, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cacha a; Copper; Double distillation; Ethyl carbamate; Sugar cane spirit

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER METALLOGRAPHY; DISTILLATION; DISTILLERIES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ALCOHOL CONTENTS; CARCINOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COPPER CONTENT; DISTILLATE FRACTIONS; DOUBLE DISTILLATION; ETHYL CARBAMATE; SUGAR CANE JUICES; SUGAR-CANE SPIRIT;

SUGAR CANE;

EID: 84868620755     PISSN: 00469750     EISSN: 20500416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jib.14     Document Type: Article

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