Title :
Determination of alcohol- and sugar concentration in aqueous solutions using reflection terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
Author :
MØller, U. ; Merbold, H. ; Folkenberg, J.R. ; Jepsen, P.U.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We use self-referencing reflection THz spectroscopy to measure the alcohol- and sugar concentration with high precision in small volumes of aqueous solutions, independent of carbonation and the contents of yeast or other small organic particles.
Keywords :
infrared spectroscopy; sugar; time-domain reflectometry; alcohol concentration determination; aqueous solutions; organic particles; reflection terahertz time-domain spectroscopy; sugar concentration determination; Alcoholic beverages; Amorphous materials; Current measurement; Dielectric measurements; Food industry; Optical reflection; Spectroscopy; Sugar industry; Time domain analysis; Vibration measurement; Food industry; Liquids; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2007 and the 2007 15th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics. IRMMW-THz. Joint 32nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1438-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2007.4516502
