Supervision of Food Manufacturing Processes Using Optical Process Analyzers - An Overview

The food industry is the fourth largest industrial sector in Germany. The eagerness for innovation is classified as low. The food industry faces significantly larger challenges compared to the chemical industry since the demands of raw materials on processing are higher and more complex. In this con...

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Published in:ChemBioEng reviews 2016-10, Vol.3 (5), p.219-228
Main Authors: Zettel, Viktoria, Ahmad, Muhammad Haseeb, Beltramo, Tetyana, Hermannseder, Bernhard, Hitzemann, Annika, Nache, Marius, Paquet-Durand, Olivier, Schöck, Thomas, Hecker, Florian, Hitzmann, Bernd
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Language:English
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Food monitoring
Optical sensors
Process analytics
Process control
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Summary:The food industry is the fourth largest industrial sector in Germany. The eagerness for innovation is classified as low. The food industry faces significantly larger challenges compared to the chemical industry since the demands of raw materials on processing are higher and more complex. In this contribution, the characteristics of food manufacturing are presented. The potential of optical process analyzers based on NIR, fluorescence, and Raman spectroscopy as well as on digital image analysis is demonstrated. These process analyzers can provide important information on raw materials, intermediate and end products, and improve the automation grade of production processes. In the food industry there are high demands for the processing and quality of raw materials. Nevertheless, compared with other industries, the innovation is much lower and few automatization can be found. Using the example of optical measurement methods, the potential of process analytics for the use in food manufacturing processes is discussed.
ISSN:2196-9744
2196-9744
DOI:10.1002/cben.201600013