Acetoin is a precursor to diacetyl in e-cigarette liquids

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 133, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Vas, Carl A ^a   Porter, Andrew ^b   McAdam, K ^c  

^a BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO   (United Kingdom)

^b McAdam Scientific Ltd ^*  (Canada)

^c McAdam Scientific Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetoin; Acetylpropionyl; Diacetyl; E cigarettes; E Liquids

Indexed keywords

2,3 BUTANEDIONE; ACETOIN; ACETYL PROPIONYL; FLAVORING AGENT; GLYCEROL; NICOTINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; 2,3-PENTANEDIONE; ALKANONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETER); CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PH; STORAGE; WATER CONTENT; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ACETOIN; DIACETYL; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FLAVORING AGENTS; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NICOTINE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PENTANONES; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

EID: 85070518121     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110727     Document Type: Article

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