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Rapid Determination of Formaldehyde in Banana Shrimp, Penaeus merguiensis
Author(s) -
YAMAGATA M.,
LOW L.K.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1995.tb06214.x
Subject(s) - formaldehyde , shrimp , penaeus , reagent , chemistry , zinc , shellfish , sulfate , steam distillation , food science , distillation , chromatography , fishery , pulp and paper industry , biochemistry , aquatic animal , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , organic chemistry , engineering
The effectiveness of using zinc sulfate reagent to extract formaldehyde from shrimp ( Penaeus merguiensis ) muscle vis‐a‐vis acid extractions and steam distillation was studied. Zinc sulfate reagent gave the highest percentage recovery comparable to the steam distillation method.