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Application of Gas Chromatography with the Mass Detector (GC-MS) Technique for Detection of Beeswax Adulteration with Paraffin Cover

Application of Gas Chromatography with the Mass Detector (GC-MS) Technique for Detection of Beeswax Adulteration with Paraffin

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|May 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2015-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 143 - 152
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2015
Accepted on: May 11, 2015
Published on: May 29, 2015
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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