Abstract
Rapid and accurate determination of the oil, moisture and protein
content in grains and oilseeds on the field and at receiving stations has been
dream for many years.The requirements for field analysers are very stringent.
Light emitting diodes are promising radiation sources for spectroscopic
analysers.Based on LEDs, VTT Electronics has developed a handheld 32 channel
SWNIR (830-1050nm) transmittance grain analyser prototype.For whole grain
wheat moisture measurement, we received an SEP of 0.14 and for protein the
values SEC 0.23 and SEP 0.32.After the development of the handheld analyser
prototype, VTT Electronics has improved the LED spectrometer module, through
which the signal-to-noise ratio of the module has been improved by almost an
order of magnitude overall, while even more than two orders of magnitude at
the long wavelength end.This is likely to bring about a remarkable improvement
in the accuracy of protein measurement.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy |
Editors | A.M.C. Davies, R. Giangiacomo |
Pages | 191-196 |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Keywords
- NIR
- handheld analyser
- near infrared transmittance spectroscopy
- whole grain
- wheat