INFLUENCE OF GENERATION TEMPERATURE ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, ANTIOXIDATIVE, AND ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS OF WOOD SMOKE

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Abstract
Smoke was generated at temperatures ranging from 350–500°C. To determine the optimum temperature for smoke generation, smoke condensates were subjected to chemical analyses and investigations of their antioxidative and antimicrobial effects. The 150°C increase in generation temperature did not significantly alter the composition of the smoke condensates beyond reducing the concentration of active components by about 35%. Taking the effect on concentration into account, the antioxidative effect increased only very slightly with generation temperature; the antimicrobial effect of the smoke condensates appeared not to be influenced. Since the higher generation temperatures yielded more smoke at a higher rate, the optimum temperature is about 400°C.