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J Chromatogr A

Title:		Development of a headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for the identification of odour-causing volatile compounds in packaging materials
Author(s):		Ezquerro O; Pons B; Tena MT;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry, University of La Rioja, Logrono, Spain"
Journal Title:		J Chromatogr A
Year:		2002
Volume:		963
Issue:		1-Feb
Page Number:		381 - 392
DOI:		10.1016/s0021-9673(02)00211-x
ISSN/ISBN:		0021-9673 (Print) 0021-9673 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A method for the identification of volatile organic compounds in packaging materials is presented in this study. These compounds are formed by thermooxidative degradation during the extrusion coating process in the manufacture of packaging. Headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) was used as sample preparation technique prior to the determination of the volatile organic compounds by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The effects of extraction variables, such as the type of fibre, the incubation temperature, the pre-incubation time, the size of the vial and the extraction time on the amounts of the extracted volatile compounds were studied. The optimal conditions were found to be: carboxen-polydimethylsiloxane 75 microm fibre, 5 min of pre-incubation time, 100 degrees C of incubation temperature, 20-ml vial, and 15 min of extraction time. The chromatograms obtained by HS-SPME and static headspace extraction were compared in order to show that the HS-SPME method surpasses the static headspace method in terms of sensitivity. Twenty-five compounds were identified including carbonyl compounds (such as 3-methyl-butanal, 3-heptanone or octanal), carboxylic acids (such as pentanoic acid or hexanoic acid) known as odour causing compounds and hydrocarbons (such as decane, undecane or dodecane). Finally, the method was applied to different packaging samples (one odour-unacceptable, two odour-acceptable, and three odourless samples) and to the raw materials in order to find out the odour-responsible volatile organic compounds and their source"
Keywords:		*Food Packaging Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods Odorants/*analysis Reproducibility of Results Temperature Volatilization;
Notes:		"MedlineEzquerro, Oscar Pons, Begona Tena, Maria Teresa eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2002/08/22 J Chromatogr A. 2002 Jul 19; 963(1-2):381-92. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)00211-x"