Tob. Sci., 1970, 14-41, p. 145-146, ISSN.0082-4623
Colorimetric determination of glycerol in tobacco
Research Laboratory, Imperial Tobacco Products USA
A procedure for determination of glycerol on tobacco is described. Isolation of the polyol from an aqueous acetone extract of tobacco is carried out by thin later chromatography. The concentration of the polyol is then determined by a color reaction...