Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy of crystalline and aqueous systems

Jepsen, Peter Uhd; Moller,; Eichhorn,; Merbold,; Folkenberg,; Clark, S. J.

doi:10.1109/cleo.2007.4452447

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“…In addition to water content, the condition of the water molecules in food samples can be studied with THz spectroscopy (Jepsen et al., ). The plane‐wave density functional method was used to predict and allocate the vibrational modes in crystal molecules.…”

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A Comprehensive Review on Food Applications of Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging

Afsah‐Hejri

Hajeb

Ara

et al. 2019

Comp Rev Food Sci Food Safe

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Food product safety is a public health concern. Most of the food safety analytical and detection methods are expensive, labor intensive, and time consuming. A safe, rapid, reliable, and nondestructive detection method is needed to assure consumers that food products are safe to consume. Terahertz (THz) radiation, which has properties of both microwave and infrared, can penetrate and interact with many commonly used materials. Owing to the technological developments in sources and detectors, THz spectroscopic imaging has transitioned from a laboratory‐scale technique into a versatile imaging tool with many practical applications. In recent years, THz imaging has been shown to have great potential as an emerging nondestructive tool for food inspection. THz spectroscopy provides qualitative and quantitative information about food samples. The main applications of THz in food industries include detection of moisture, foreign bodies, inspection, and quality control. Other applications of THz technology in the food industry include detection of harmful compounds, antibiotics, and microorganisms. THz spectroscopy is a great tool for characterization of carbohydrates, amino acids, fatty acids, and vitamins. Despite its potential applications, THz technology has some limitations, such as limited penetration, scattering effect, limited sensitivity, and low limit of detection. THz technology is still expensive, and there is no available THz database library for food compounds. The scanning speed needs to be improved in the future generations of THz systems. Although many technological aspects need to be improved, THz technology has already been established in the food industry as a powerful tool with great detection and quantification ability. This paper reviews various applications of THz spectroscopy and imaging in the food industry.

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Section: Food Applications Of Thz Spectroscopy and Imagingmentioning

confidence: 99%