Research Article

Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) as a Functional Barrier against Surrogate Components Migrating from Paperboard

Table 2

Components used in the spike solution and their physical and chemical properties. For each substance, the structure, CAS Registry Number, polarity, partition coefficient for octanol/water (log Po/w), molar weight (Mw), boiling point (Bp), and simulant group are given.

NameStructureCASPolarityLog Po/wMw (Da)Bp (°C)Simulant group

C17n-Heptadecane629-78-7Nonpolar9.8240302MOSH
MBP4-Methyl benzophenone134-84-9Polar3.4196326Photoinitiator
DPPDi-n-propyl phthalate131-16-8Polar3.8250340Plasticiser
ANTAnthracene120-12-7Nonpolar4.56178340MOAH
PERPerylene198-55-0Nonpolar5.74252494MOAH
Sudan red II3118-97-6Visual inspection
MTBEMethyl tert-butyl ether1634-04-455.2Solvent