Determination of hydroperoxides in aqueous solutions containing surfactants by the ferrous oxidation-xylenol orange method

• Authors: Piotr Meisner , Jerzy L Gębicki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Some surfactants widely used as additives in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetic formulations are susceptible to peroxidation resulting in accumulation of hydroperoxides (HP). Our investigation was aimed to study the possible influence of different surfactants on the proportionality and reproducibility of the ferrous oxidation-xylenol orange method developed originally for the determination of hydroperoxides. We also attempted to apply this method to determine hydroperoxides produced radiolytically in surfactant molecules. From our preliminary studies we conclude that the method can be applied for determination of hydroperoxides in systems containing non-ionic or anionic surfactants provided careful calibration is performed for each surfactant.

Keywords

EN

surfactants; FOX method; hydroperoxides; gamma-irradiation

• Publisher: Polish Biochemical Society
• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 523-527

Dates

published

2009

received

2009-06-15

revised

2009-08-17

accepted

2009-09-01

(unknown)

2009-09-07

Contributors

author

Piotr Meisner

• Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Technical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland

author

Jerzy L Gębicki

• Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Technical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland

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