Improving the corn to ethanol fermentation process with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)

In this white paper, Metrohm describes the capabilities of the modern analytical method near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for monitoring and improving the fermentation process of corn to ethanol. Analysis time of in-process fermentation samples is reduced from one hour to five minutes—nearly 90% Additional time savings by close monitoring of the fermentation process with NIRS also allows ethanol producers the ability to increase their manufacturing capacity by up to 10%.