DETECTION OF CHLORAL HYDRATE ADULTERATION IN TRADITIONAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TODDY BY HEAD SPACEGAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
A.T. Pandhare*, Dr. V. B. Gaikwad, Dr. R. B. Toche, Dr. V. B. Patil, B.B. Doundkar
Abstract
A simple, rapid and reliable head space gas chromatographic method
for the separation and determination of psychotropic substance chloral
hydrate in traditional alcoholic beverages such as toddy has been
developed. Separation was accomplished using head space gas
chromatograph coupled with auto sampler, Elite-WAX column and
flame ionization detector. The validity of the method was by analyzing
different Toddy samples with spiked chloral hydrate and the extent of
adulteration was determined.
Keywords: HS-GC, Toddy, chloral hydrate, ethanol.
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