Behaviour of Organic Pollutants in Paper and Board Samples Intended to Be in Contact With Food

Nerin, C. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Asensio, E. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: This paper deals with the study of volatile compounds present in a set of three paper and board (P&B;) samples of different composition, surface treatment, grammage and thickness. The volatile compounds released by the packaging material (P&B;) can be trapped on the food and may then affect the safety and health of consumers. To evaluate if the recycled P&B; could be used as food packaging material, adsorption studies have been performed with a selection of chemical substances. The adsorption isotherms are provided. Partition coefficients between paper and air have been calculated for a series of volatile compounds used as model compounds to represent different families of contaminants commonly present in P&B.; Values from 4 to 3243 were obtained at different temperatures. The analysis of volatile compounds have been carried out by automatic headspace coupled on-line with GC/MS in SIM mode. The results obtained are shown and discussed.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2003.11.081

Año: 2004

Publicado en: Analytica Chimica Acta 508, 2 (2004), 185-191
ISSN: 0003-2670

Factor impacto JCR: 2.588 (2004)

Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL rank: 12 / 70 = 0.171 (2004) - Q1 - T1

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Química Analítica (Dpto. Química Analítica)