Quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH4) in roasted cocoa beans using QuEChERS and dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction coupled with HPLC-FLD

• Main Author: Agus, Baizura Aya Puteri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Cocoa processing - Case studies; Extraction (Chemistry); Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - Analysis
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/84469/1/FSTM%202019%2020%20ir.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/84469/

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are carcinogenic contaminants found in cocoa beans and cocoa products during primary cocoa bean processing such as drying, storage, transportation and roasting. Currently, the determination of PAHs in cocoa product is conducted using the combination of QuEChER...