Methanol poisoning is responsible for high morbidity and mortality, and the elevated
concentration of methanol in the body is the major criteria for forensic diagnosis of methanol …

Food allergy is an increasing problem for those affected, their families or carers, the food
industry and for regulators. The food supply chain is highly vulnerable to fraud involving food …

The commercial active dry yeast strains used for cider production in China are far behind the
requirements of the cider industry development in recent decades. In this study, eight yeasts …

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs)
that can improve endurance and athletic performance, reduce body fat and stimulate muscle …

Directly linked porphyrin dimers have attracted considerable attention because of their
intriguing electronic features. Most emphasis has been placed on either dimers with large …

Background Methanol is highly toxic to human beings and naturally exists in some
beverages. Having access to an easy and cheap method for its determination is of great …

In recent decades vibrational spectroscopy especially infrared (IR) spectroscopy has
emerged as a fast, sensitive, and reliable technique in classifying alcoholic beverages …

Determination of the ethanol concentration in beverages remains an occasional request to
forensic laboratories. While traditionally determined using headspace gas chromatography …

This work explored the catalytic performances of monometallic platinum and palladium–
based catalysts applied in the competitive oxidation reaction of methanol in presence of …

A novel method for detection of low methanol contamination in ethyl alcohol is introduced.
The approach is centered around sensing the electrical permittivity of the solution at low …