• Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
  • Pages
    9
  • From page
    63
  • To page
    71
  • Abstract
    The results of an inter/intra-laboratory study into a test and reference reaction for isothermal microcalorimeters, the imidazole catalysed hydrolysis of triacetin, have been reported in a recent paper [Thermochim. Acta 380 (2001) 13]. The results and conclusions drawn from this study have been extended to a consideration of the need for a similar test and reference reaction for isothermal microcalorimeters operating in flow mode. This paper reports the findings of a preliminary inter/intra-laboratory study of the base catalysed hydrolysis of methyl 4-hydroxy benzoate (methyl paraben) and its suitability as a test and reference reaction. The derived values for the hydrolysis reaction were (3.15±0.11)×10−4 s−1 and −50.5±4.3 kJ mol−1 for the rate constant and enthalpy, respectively. It is also reported how such a test and reference reaction can be used to validate the thermal output from a LKB 10-700-1 and Thermometric Thermal Activity Monitor (TAM) 2277-202 flow microcalorimeters.
  • Journal title
    Food Microbiology
  • Serial Year
    2003
  • Journal title
    Food Microbiology
  • Record number

    1193138