Ethyl carbamate kinetics in double distillation of sugar cane spirit. Part 2: Influence of type of pot still

Journal of the Institute of Brewing

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 352-355

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Double distillation; Ethyl carbamate; Pot still; Sugar cane spirit

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; DISTILLATION; DISTILLERIES; SUGAR INDUSTRY;

CARCINOGENIC COMPOUNDS; DOUBLE DISTILLATION; ETHYL CARBAMATE; POT STILL; REFLUX RATE; SUGAR-CANE SPIRIT;

SUGAR CANE;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 84888201913     PISSN: 00469750     EISSN: 20500416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jib.48     Document Type: Article

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