Tobacco Science & Technology, 2005, 1, p. 27-9, ISSN.1002-0861
Determination of lactic acid in tobacco by GC/MS
Technology Center of Shijiazhuang Cigarette Factory, Shijiazhuang, China
A method for determining lactic acid in tobacco by GC/MS was established with an Innowax capillary column (30m×0.25mm i.d.×0.25µm d.f.) and selective ion mode, using TMHS as a methyl esterification reagent and n-pentanol as an internal standard. The...