Tob. Sci., 1977, 21-27, p. 93-96, ISSN. 0082-4523
Headspace analysis of tobacco with Tenax traps
Research Department, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA
A method to analyze volatile components in the headspace vapor of tobaccos has been developed. Helium was passed through a column of ground tobacco and the eluted constituents were adsorbed by a microporous polymer trap of "Tenax". The 1 x 45 mm...