In the last few years Electronic Noses (ENs) have been revealed to be a very effective and fast tool for monitoring the microbiological spoilage and food quality control. European regulations report the maximum concentration of mycotoxins permitted in green coffee beans. The aim of this study was to test the ability of a novel EN, equipped with an array of MOX gas sensors based on thin films as well as nanowires, to early detect mold contaminations from Aspergillus spp., in cooperation with classical microbiological and chemical techniques like Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectroscopy with SPME technique. In general the selection of the green coffee is controlled by visual inspection of shape, color and size. However, this process in often not enough to prevent the entrance in the food chains of contaminated products. We have demonstrated that the novel EN is able to early detect the qualitative and quantitative differences between contaminate and uncontaminated samples. Achieved results vividly recommend the use of our EN as a quality control tool in coffee producer industry

Electronic nose for the early detection of different types of indigenous mold contamination in green coffee / Sberveglieri, Veronica; Comini, Elisabetta; Zappa, Dario; Pulvirenti, Andrea; Carmona, Estefania Nunez. - ELETTRONICO. - 2013:(2013), pp. 461-465. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2013 7th International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST 2013 tenutosi a Wellington, New Zealand nel dal 3 al 5 dicembre 2013,) [10.1109/ICSensT.2013.6727696].

Electronic nose for the early detection of different types of indigenous mold contamination in green coffee

SBERVEGLIERI, VERONICA;PULVIRENTI, Andrea;
2013

Abstract

In the last few years Electronic Noses (ENs) have been revealed to be a very effective and fast tool for monitoring the microbiological spoilage and food quality control. European regulations report the maximum concentration of mycotoxins permitted in green coffee beans. The aim of this study was to test the ability of a novel EN, equipped with an array of MOX gas sensors based on thin films as well as nanowires, to early detect mold contaminations from Aspergillus spp., in cooperation with classical microbiological and chemical techniques like Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectroscopy with SPME technique. In general the selection of the green coffee is controlled by visual inspection of shape, color and size. However, this process in often not enough to prevent the entrance in the food chains of contaminated products. We have demonstrated that the novel EN is able to early detect the qualitative and quantitative differences between contaminate and uncontaminated samples. Achieved results vividly recommend the use of our EN as a quality control tool in coffee producer industry
2013
2013 7th International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST 2013
Wellington, New Zealand
dal 3 al 5 dicembre 2013,
2013
461
465
Sberveglieri, Veronica; Comini, Elisabetta; Zappa, Dario; Pulvirenti, Andrea; Carmona, Estefania Nunez
Electronic nose for the early detection of different types of indigenous mold contamination in green coffee / Sberveglieri, Veronica; Comini, Elisabetta; Zappa, Dario; Pulvirenti, Andrea; Carmona, Estefania Nunez. - ELETTRONICO. - 2013:(2013), pp. 461-465. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2013 7th International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST 2013 tenutosi a Wellington, New Zealand nel dal 3 al 5 dicembre 2013,) [10.1109/ICSensT.2013.6727696].
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