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Estimation of benzyl alcohol, an adulterant of lemon oil, by gas‐liquid chromatography
Author(s) -
Bradley Monica M.,
Gramshaw J. W.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740310115
Subject(s) - adulterant , chromatography , gas chromatography , benzyl alcohol , chemistry , alcohol , organic chemistry , catalysis
A method for the estimation of benzyl alcohol in adulterated lemon oil which is both accurate and reproducible is described. It employs gas‐liquid chromatography on a packed column containing Carbowax 20M as the stationary phase; methyltetra‐decanoate is used as the internal standard.