Abstract: Systems and methods for dispensing beverages are described. The systems and methods enable convenient control and monitoring for dispensing one or more different beverages. The system may include a system for identifying a beverage based on a passive identifier (e.g., quick response (QR code)), a beverage database, a controller for matching a user to a beverage, a flow input device, an automated flow valve, and a flow meter for measuring an amount of the beverage dispensed and generating a signal, so the controller can subtract the amount of beverage dispensed from a beverage allocation amount.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dispensing beverages are described. The systems and methods enable convenient control and monitoring for dispensing one or more different beverages. The system may include a system for identifying a beverage based on a passive identifier (e.g., quick response (QR code)), a beverage database, a controller for matching a user to a beverage, a flow input device, an automated flow valve, and a flow meter for measuring an amount of the beverage dispensed and generating a signal, so the controller can subtract the amount of beverage dispensed from a beverage allocation amount.

Abstract: A system for predicting the amount of VOCs in an extruded product includes a container holding a gaseous sample, a detector in communication with the container for analyzing the gaseous sample, and a processor in communication with the detector and programmed to analyze the data from the detector and predict the amount of VOCs in an extruded product. A method of predicting an amount of extractable volatile organic compounds in an extruded product includes delivering a sample of gas from an intermediate stage in an extrusion process to a detector, analyzing the sample of gas using the detector to obtain data about the amount of VOCs in the sample of gas, delivering the data to a processor, comparing the data to control data to generate comparison data, and predicting the amount of extractable VOCs in the extruded product.