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Table 7 Hand sanitizer product testing results

From: Development and validation of a headspace GC-MS method to evaluate the interconversion of impurities and the product quality of liquid hand sanitizers

		Product A	Product E	Product F	Product G	Product H	Product I
	Active Ingredient	Ethanol	Ethanol	Isopropanol	Isopropanol	Isopropanol	Isopropanol
	Determined Content (%, v/v)	71.5	86.7	87.7	76.8	80.4	83.9
	pH	7.8	8.3	7.4	8.4	6.6	7.5
Limit (ppm)	Impurity	Product A	Product E	Product F	Product G	Product H	Product I
2	Benzene	ND	<LLOQ	ND	<LLOQ	ND	ND
50	Acetaldehyde	67	99	<LLOQ	ND	<LLOQ	<LLOQ
50	Acetal	<LLOQ	<LLOQ	<LLOQ	ND	ND	ND
630	Methanol	<LLOQ	<LLOQ	<LLOQ	<LLOQ	<LLOQ	486
1000	1-Propanol	<Limit	<Limit	<Limit	ND	<Limit	<Limit
1000	1-Butanol	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
2200	Ethyl Acetate	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
4100	3-Methyl-1-Butanol	<Limit	<Limit	<Limit	<Limit	<Limit	<Limit
4100	Amyl Alcohol	ND	ND	ND	<Limit	ND	<Limit
4400	Acetone	<Limit	ND	<Limit	<Limit	<Limit	<Limit
6200	2-Butanol	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
21700	Isobutanol	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND

Acronyms in table: <LLOQ = detected below LLOQ, ND = not detected, <Limit = detected below the temporary guidance limit

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