Phthalate Sample Preparation Methods and Analysis in Food and Food Packaging: a Review

Food Analytical Methods

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 3790-3814

  Haji Harunarashid, Nur Zatil Izzah ^a   Lim, Lee Hoon ^a   Harunsani, Mohammad Hilni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Food packaging; Gas chromatography; Liquid chromatography; PAEs; Phthalates; Sample preparation

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; ESTERS; FOOD PROCESSING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; OILS AND FATS; PACKAGING MACHINES; PHASE SPACE METHODS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DIRECT IMMERSION SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; FOOD PACKAGING; PAES; PHTHALATES; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

EID: 85020113780     PISSN: 19369751     EISSN: 1936976X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12161-017-0938-7     Document Type: Review

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