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Diffuse-Light Absorption Spectroscopy in the Near-Infrared for Predicting the Alcoholic Strength of Beer

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Diffuse-light absorption spectroscopy performed in the near-infrared band was used to gather a turbidity-free spectroscopic information of a miscellaneous of 86 beers. A multivariate data processing provided a straightforward assessment of the alcoholic strength. Hence, optical methods demonstrated effectiveness for non-destructive, fast, and reagent-free process control applications.

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The authors are grateful to the following initiatives for partial financial support: FWO, the FP6 Network of Excellence “NEMO”, the FP7 Network of Excellence “Photonics 4 Life”, the Methusalem and Hercules foundations and the OZR of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

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  1. IFAC CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy

    Leonardo Ciaccheri, Massimo Brenci & Anna Grazia Mignani

  2. TONA-FirW, B-PHOT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Edgar Eugenio Samano Baca, Heidi Ottevaere & Hugo Thienpont

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics IFAC-CNR, Firenze, Italy

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  2. University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

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  4. Inst for Microelectronics & Microsystems IMM-CNR, Lecce, Lecce, Italy

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  5. Department of Chemistry, Univ. of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

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  7. Institute of Biophysics, IBF-CNR, Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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Ciaccheri, L., Baca, E.E.S., Brenci, M., Ottevaere, H., Thienpont, H., Mignani, A.G. (2014). Diffuse-Light Absorption Spectroscopy in the Near-Infrared for Predicting the Alcoholic Strength of Beer. In: Baldini, F., et al. Sensors. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 162. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3860-1_69

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