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Examples of the application of optical process and quality sensing (OPQS) to beer brewing and polyurethane foaming processes

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Optical methods play an important role in process analytical technologies (PAT). Four examples of optical process and quality sensing (OPQS) are presented, which are based on three important experimental techniques: near-infrared absorption, luminescence quenching, and a novel method, photon density wave (PDW) spectroscopy. These are used to evaluate four process and quality parameters related to beer brewing and polyurethane (PU) foaming processes: the ethanol content and the oxygen (O2) content in beer, the biomass in a bioreactor, and the cellular structures of PU foam produced in a pilot production plant.

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  1. See, for example (a) Anton Paar—Lab density & concentration meter/Alcohol Meters; online at: http://www.anton-paar.com/density-meter/lab-density_cxsn-5nuflp.en.0. jsp; (b) Alcohol Analyser; online at: http://www.nirtech.zip.com.au/AlcoholAnalyser.htm; (c) McNab Food & Beverage Industry Systems, online at: http://www.themcnab.com/food_beverage.htm; (d) FOSS—Beer; online at: http://www.foss.dk/c/p/solutions/customersegments/Beer/default.asp

  2. See, for example (a) PreSens GmbH; online at: http://www.presens.de/html/start.html; (b) Hac-Lange; online at: http://shop.hach-lange.com/shop/action_q/news/news_id/100/lkz/II/spkz/en/; (c) Fiber Optic Oxygen Sensors; online at: http://www.oceanoptics.com/products/foxysystem.asp; (d) Submersible sensors—Oxygen Optodes 3830/3975/3930—Aanderaa Instruments; online at: http://www.aanderaa.no/render.asp?ID=156&segment=46&

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    Sonja Engelhard, Michael U. Kumke & Hans-Gerd Löhmannsröben

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Engelhard, S., Kumke, M.U. & Löhmannsröben, HG. Examples of the application of optical process and quality sensing (OPQS) to beer brewing and polyurethane foaming processes. Anal Bioanal Chem 384, 1107–1112 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-005-3364-4

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