Fast analysis of fats, oils and biodiesel by FT-IR

✍ Scribed by Ching-Hui Tseng; Nan Wang

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 141 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0956-666X
• DOI: 10.1002/lite.200600010

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Historically, the determination of chemical information or traits which describe the quality of fats and oils required analysis using wet chemistry, chromatography, and spectroscopic methods. Unfortunately, each of these methods is time‐consuming and requires a well equipped laboratory staffed with trained chemists. In contrast, Fourier Transform Infrared (FT‐IR) Spectroscopy is a fast analytical technique, but requires expertise for method development and operation. To overcome these difficulties, we have successfully developed a FT‐IR system which utilizes remote/local FT‐IR data collection, Internet communication to a central database, FT‐IR based chemometric analysis, and re‐communication of the analysis results to the remote unit. This Internet‐enabled quality trait analysis (QTA®) FT‐IR system has been thoroughly field tested. It has been found to be a rugged, fast, and accurate technique for the analysis of fats and oils and biodiesel. In addition, the Internet‐enabled QTA® FT‐IR system requires minimal skills for operation. Examples using the Internet‐enabled QTA® FT‐IR system for the analysis of fats and oils and biodiesel are described in this article.