Sensor Contamination with Organic Volatiles During Water Activity Measurements with an Electric Hygrometer

This work investigates sensor contamination of an electric hygrometer by organic volatiles during water activity (aw) measurement in foods and volatile‐containing model systems. Various aromatic and flavor chemicals in aqueous solutions, at a concentration of O.1‐0.5%, may contaminate the sensor lea...

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Autores principales: FAVETTO, G., RESNIK, S.L., CHIRIFE, J.
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spelling todo:paper_00221147_v49_n2_p514_FAVETTO2023-10-03T14:26:50Z Sensor Contamination with Organic Volatiles During Water Activity Measurements with an Electric Hygrometer FAVETTO, G. RESNIK, S.L. CHIRIFE, J. This work investigates sensor contamination of an electric hygrometer by organic volatiles during water activity (aw) measurement in foods and volatile‐containing model systems. Various aromatic and flavor chemicals in aqueous solutions, at a concentration of O.1‐0.5%, may contaminate the sensor leading to erroneous results in aw measurement. Various condiments and seasonings also contain volatile compounds which produced a significant effect on sensor performance. Some glycols were also found to contaminate the sensor during aw measurement. Copyright © 1984, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved Fil:FAVETTO, G. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:RESNIK, S.L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00221147_v49_n2_p514_FAVETTO
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description This work investigates sensor contamination of an electric hygrometer by organic volatiles during water activity (aw) measurement in foods and volatile‐containing model systems. Various aromatic and flavor chemicals in aqueous solutions, at a concentration of O.1‐0.5%, may contaminate the sensor leading to erroneous results in aw measurement. Various condiments and seasonings also contain volatile compounds which produced a significant effect on sensor performance. Some glycols were also found to contaminate the sensor during aw measurement. Copyright © 1984, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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CHIRIFE, J.
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RESNIK, S.L.
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Sensor Contamination with Organic Volatiles During Water Activity Measurements with an Electric Hygrometer
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CHIRIFE, J.
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title Sensor Contamination with Organic Volatiles During Water Activity Measurements with an Electric Hygrometer
title_short Sensor Contamination with Organic Volatiles During Water Activity Measurements with an Electric Hygrometer
title_full Sensor Contamination with Organic Volatiles During Water Activity Measurements with an Electric Hygrometer
title_fullStr Sensor Contamination with Organic Volatiles During Water Activity Measurements with an Electric Hygrometer
title_full_unstemmed Sensor Contamination with Organic Volatiles During Water Activity Measurements with an Electric Hygrometer
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