Carbohydrate Analysis by NIRS-Chemometrics
Author | : Mercedes G. López |
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Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Science |
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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a high-throughput, low-cost, solvent-free, and nondestructive analytical tool. Chemometrics is the science that employs statistical and mathematical methods to explain near-infrared spectra; it has been proven that when they are coupled, their effectiveness highly improved in-depth carbohydrate characterization. This chapter focuses on the fundamentals of near-infrared spectroscopy in the study of carbohydrates, as well as the application of partial least squares regression (PLSR) and principal component analysis (PCA), as the most useful chemometric techniques involved in carbohydrate analysis. The theoretical aspects and practical applications starting from simple to complex carbohydrates mixtures are covered. Indeed, the contributions from different fields extend the implementation of near-infrared spectroscopy from industrial quality control to scientific research.