Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an enzymatic pre-treatment process, e.g. a mashing process. The method allows for accurate determination of specific sugar molecules as well as the average length of the sugar chains in real-time during e.g. a mashing process. Further information on e.g. the concentration of dissolved protein and free amino acids can also be obtained simultaneously. The method comprises the use of an infrared (IR) spectometer for continuously measuring attenuated total reflectance (ATR) IR spectra of samples obtained during pre-treatment of biomass.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 10, 2015
Date of Patent:
May 10, 2022
Assignee:
SPECSHELL, ApS
Inventors:
Erik Hoffmann-Petersen, Andreas Jonas Kunov-Kruse
Abstract: An attenuated total reflectance mid-infra-red crystal antifouling method for preventing or removing biofilm from an ATR-MIR crystal is disclosed herein.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 29, 2019
Publication date:
February 3, 2022
Applicant:
Specshell ApS
Inventors:
Jens PILTOFT, Christian PETERSEN, Erik HOFFMAN-PETERSEN, Andreas KUNOV-KRUSE
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an enzymatic pre-treatment process, e.g. a mashing process. The method allows for accurate determination of specific sugar molecules as well as the average length of the sugar chains in real-time during e.g. a mashing process. Further information on e.g. the concentration of dissolved protein and free amino acids can also be obtained simultaneously. The method comprises the use of an infrared (IR) spectometer for continuosly measuring attenuated total reflectance (ATR) IR spectra of samples obtained during pre-treatment of biomass.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 10, 2015
Publication date:
February 2, 2017
Applicant:
SPECSHELL ApS
Inventors:
Erik HOFFMANN-PETERSEN, Andreas Jonas KUNOV-KRUSE