Explore the Pros and Cons of Food Analysis InstrumentsThe identification, speciation, and
determination of components, additives, and contaminants in raw materials and products will …

Cotton requires multiple processing steps to convert the raw agricultural products into
finished textiles. Genetic and environmental factors, crop management decisions, and …

Three visible/near-infrared reflectance (VNIR) spectrophotometers (same manufacturer and
model) were used to measure L* a* b* colour values for 50 food and agricultural products …

Visible and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (VIS/NIRS) was used to predict colour on
pork muscle samples. Colour values were measured on 44 pork muscles (n= 44) using a …

This review discusses the important concept of cotton fiber friction at both the macro-and
nanoscale. First, the technological importance of fiber friction and its role in fiber breakage …

The high demand for cotton production worldwide has demonstrated the need for
standardized classification of foreign matter present with cotton. Cotton trash can become …

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an emerging, non-invasive, multi-index, simple
preparation of sample process analytical technique suitable for cotton quality assessment …

Micronaire is a comprehensive index that characterizes the maturity and fineness of cotton
fibers, an important quality parameter. Spectroscopic techniques have great potential to …

Cotton fineness, maturity, and micronaire measurements were the first application in the
development of near‐infrared (NIR) instruments and methodologies to assess cotton fiber …

It is advantageous to produce cotton of the highest quality while minimizing the effect and
presence of trash within the cotton lint. In addition, cotton trash comingled with the lint …