Tob. Sci., 1976, 20-40, p. 136-138, ISSN.0082-4523
The automated determination of total volatile bases and total alkaloid in tobacco using a technicon distillation head unit
Philip Morris U.S.A. Research Center, Richmond, Virginia USA
An automated distillation procedure for the determination of total volatile bases (TVB) and total nicotine alkaloids in tobacco leaf is presented. Ground tobacco is extracted with dilute acid. The filtered extract is automatically distilled using a...