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An Approach for Routine Analytical Detection of Beeswax Adulteration Using FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 59 (2015): Issue 2 (December 2015)
By: Lidija Svečnjak,  Goran Baranović,  Marko Vinceković,  Saša Prđun,  Dragan Bubalo and  Ivana Tlak Gajger  
Open Access
|Dec 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2015-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
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Language: English
Page range: 37 - 49
Submitted on: Oct 8, 2014
Accepted on: Jul 10, 2015
Published on: Dec 9, 2015
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
adulterants share detection,
beeswax adulteration,
fingerprint region,
FTIR-ATR spectroscopy
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
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