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Confirmation by Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography of the Absence of Polyvinylpyrrolidone in Beer Treated with Cross-Linked Polyvinylpyrrolidone

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Pages 85-90 | Published online: 06 Feb 2018
 

Abstract

A pyrolysis-gas chromatography method was developed for the determination of residual polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in beers that had been treated with cross-linked PVP for the removal of chill haze. The method is more specific and much simpler to use than are existing methods, which are mostly based on the formation of complexes between PVP and certain phenolic dyes. The range of application of the method was 1–10 ppm in beer. The method involved a 10-fold sample preconcentration by precipitation with tannic acid, the pyrolytic decomposition of PVP, and the detection of the vinylpyrrolidone generated using a nitrogen detector. A quartz sample holder was used to obtain a linear calibration curve from 1 to 10 ppm PVP in beer. Several commercial beers were analyzed, and no soluble PVP was detected in any of them.

Resumen

Un método usando pirólisis-cromatografía de gases fue desarrollado para determiner polivinilpirrolidona residual (PVP) en cervezas que han sido tratadas con PVP entrelazado para la eliminación de la turbidez en frío. El método es mucho más especffico y simple de usar que los métodos existentes, que están basados en la formación de complejos entre el PVP y algunos colorantes fenólicos. El rango de aplicación del método es desde 1 hasta 10 ppm en cerveza. El método involucra una concentración previa de la muestra por precipitación con ácido tánico, la descomposición pirolítica del PVP y la detección de la vinilpirrolidona generada usando un detector de nitrógeno. Un compartimento de cuarzo para la muestra fue usado para obtener una curva de calibración lineal en el rango de 1 a 10 ppm de PVP en cerveza. Varias cervezas del mercado fueron analizadas, no encontrándose PVP soluble en ninguna de ellas.

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