Automated FTIR Analysis of Free Fatty Acids or Moisture in Edible Oils

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-29

  al Alawi, Ahmed ^a   Van de Voort, Frederick R ^a   Sedman, Jacqueline ^a   Ghetler, Andrew ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

automation; edible oils; free fatty acids; FTIR; water

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL LABORATORIES; FATTY ACIDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOISTURE; PHASE SEPARATION; PROCESS CONTROL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

COMMERCIAL CONTRACT; FREE FATTY ACIDS; HIGH-VOLUME PROCESS CONTROL;

OILS AND FATS;

ACETONITRILE; CALCIUM FLUORIDE; EDIBLE OIL; FATTY ACID; METHANOL; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SODIUM CYANATE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTAINER; CONTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MOISTURE; NEEDLE; PHASE SEPARATION; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 32544447024     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 15402452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jala.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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