Ultrasound based measurements of sugar and ethanol concentrations in hydroalcoholic solutions

Food Control

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-35

  Van Sint Jan, Michael ^a   Guarini, Marcelo ^a   Guesalaga, Andrés ^a   Ricardo Perez Correa J ^b   Vargas, Yolanda ^c  

^a Centro de Estudios en Hidro Electrometalurgia   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Frequency dispersion; Online measurements; Process monitoring; Wine fermentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548262368     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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