This measurement technology is used in compulsory and elective courses:
The topics are in particular:
- Investigation of vegetable oils
- Investigation of plant fibres
- Examination of essential oils
Teaching
Focus points of work and research
Within the framework of research projects, the following topics have been and are being worked on:
- Quantitative determination of ingredients in plant raw materials and foods (vegetable oils, vegetable oil fuels, honey, wood pellets, plant fibres, plant drugs, etc., milk and dairy products: Fat, protein, lactose content and dry matter).
- Conformity assessment against specified standards (e.g. for packaging materials)
- Feasibility studies (also for qualitative questions)
Interesting techniques
Mid-infrared spectroscopy on ATR crystal
Near-infrared spectroscopy in diffuse reflection and transmission
The team
Head
Prof. Dr. Bettina Biskupek-Korell
Professorin, Bioverfahrenstechnik (F2BV)
Room: 4A.1.03
Heisterbergallee 10A
30453
Hannover
bettina.biskupek(at)hs-hannover.de
Profile
Research assistant
Carmen Schönfelder
Mitarbeiterin, Bioverfahrenstechnik (F2BV)
Room: 4B.0.22
Heisterbergallee 10A
30453
Hannover
carmen.schoenfelder(at)hs-hannover.de
Profile
Head
Non-Public Person
Equipment
- Tensor from Bruker GmbH (IR-ATR spectrometer)
- MPA of Bruker GmbH (NIR spectrometer)
- Infratec grain analyser of Foss (NIR spectrometer)
- Software Quant I and Quant II of Bruker
- Various accessories (mills, drying ovens, balances)