Table 2.
Temperature –time program for nitric acid digestion of milk samples in high-pressure high temperature asher
| Temperature
|
Time (minutes) | Temperature
|
|---|---|---|
| Initial (°C) | Final (°C) | |
| 40 | 60 | 110 |
| 110 | 60 | 110 |
| 110 | 60 | 230 |
| 230 | 90 | 230a |
Digested samples were allowed to cool naturally to room temperature for about 60 minutes before opening the autoclave.