Infrared and Raman Spectral Sensing for Food and Industrial Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Food adulteration and spoilage is an important and growing analytical field. Vibrational spectroscopy is crucial for monitoring food production systems to detect levels of adulterants such as melamine in milk or rapeseed oil mixed with extra virgin olive oil. In addition, vibrational spectroscopy plays an ever-increasing role in industrial process monitoring. PAC/PAT groups in chemical manufacturing and pharmaceutical plants employ vibrational spectroscopy for process monitoring, optimization during scale-up, and quality control validation. This Special Issue is devoted to all aspects of food and industrial applications of vibrational spectroscopy, including soft sensing, which refers to the use of data science techniques to infer key process indicators and critical process parameters for process development, optimization, and commercialization, as well as product quality assurance. 

Prof. Dr. Barry K. Lavine
Guest Editor

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• vibrational spectroscopy
• infrared spectral sensing
• Raman spectral sensing
• industrial process monitoring
• monitoring food production systems