Quality Control in the Wine Industry
The San++ Continuous Flow Analyzer (CFA) is extensively used in the Wine Industry around the world for Quality Control during the vintage process. The CFA Analyzer offers a flexible concept for automating wine analysis, including the automation of time-consuming sample pre-treatment steps (automatic distillation, digestion etc.), resulting in extensive operator time-savings and high sample throughputs.
Typical parameters for the wine industry are Total acidity, Benzoic acid, Total cyanide, density, ethanol, Glucose/Fructose/Saccharose, (Total) Reducing Sugars, Sorbic acid, Sulphite, Sulphur Dioxide, Volatile Acidity and many more. All San++ Analyzer methodologies are in full accordance with international AOAC regulations. Furthermore up to 16 wine applications can be analyzed simultaneously with the Skalar San++ CFA Analyzer.
Since local regulations may differ from country-to-country, the Skalar San++ Analyzer also allows tailor-made configurations to meet the exact customer requirements. An example of a customized San++ Analyzer configuration is the simultaneous analysis of Total Cyanide, Sorbic Acid and Benzoic Acid.
Sorbic Acid and Benzoic Acid are often used in sweet wines as preservatives or fermentation inhibitors. The analysis of Total Cyanide is sometimes required, as Cyanide can occasionally be present in wines and ciders during the wine making process. Due to its toxicity, a strict control on Total Cyanide levels is of course very important. Conventional methods for the analysis of Total Cyanide, Sorbic Acid and Benzoic Acid applications require extensive manual sample pre-treatment (like distillation) and often long analysis times of for instance 20 minutes up-to several hours per sample.
The Skalar San++ Analyzer significantly reduces operator time for these parameters due to the integrated sample pre-treatment steps (automatic distillation, digestion etc.). For instance, for Total Cyanide analysis, the SAN++ analyzer includes a fully automatic in-line UV digestion and distillation set-up.
By using a 3 channel San++ Analyzer configuration the samples are analyzed simultaneously for Total Cyanide, Sorbic Acid and Benzoic Acid, including the automation of all manual sample preparation steps involved (distillation, digestion etc.).
Another typical configuration, showing the flexibility of the San++ Analyzer concept, is the 5-channel San++ Analyzer for the simultaneous analysis of Ethanol, Density, Total Acidity, Total Sulphur Dioxide and Total Reducing Sugars, again including the automation of all manual sample preparation steps involved.
With a typical analysis speed of 40 to 90 samples/hour, the Skalar San++ analyzer offers a flexible automation concept, resulting in high sample throughputs and extensive operator timesavings.
Sorbic Acid and Benzoic Acid are often used in sweet wines as preservatives or fermentation inhibitors. The analysis of Total Cyanide is sometimes required, as Cyanide can occasionally be present in wines and ciders during the wine making process. Due to its toxicity, a strict control on Total Cyanide levels is of course very important. Conventional methods for the analysis of Total Cyanide, Sorbic Acid and Benzoic Acid applications require extensive manual sample pre-treatment (like distillation) and often long analysis times of for instance 20 minutes up-to several hours per sample.
The Skalar San++ Analyzer significantly reduces operator time for these parameters due to the integrated sample pre-treatment steps (automatic distillation, digestion etc.). For instance, for Total Cyanide analysis, the SAN++ analyzer includes a fully automatic in-line UV digestion and distillation set-up.
By using a 3 channel San++ Analyzer configuration the samples are analyzed simultaneously for Total Cyanide, Sorbic Acid and Benzoic Acid, including the automation of all manual sample preparation steps involved (distillation, digestion etc.).
Another typical configuration, showing the flexibility of the San++ Analyzer concept, is the 5-channel San++ Analyzer for the simultaneous analysis of Ethanol, Density, Total Acidity, Total Sulphur Dioxide and Total Reducing Sugars, again including the automation of all manual sample preparation steps involved.
With a typical analysis speed of 40 to 90 samples/hour, the Skalar San++ analyzer offers a flexible automation concept, resulting in high sample throughputs and extensive operator timesavings.