Application notes
Vaisala technologies applied
Application notes
Kraft (Sulfate) Pulp: Causticizing
The goal is to stabilize the density or Total Titratable Alkali (TTA) concentration in the green liquor feed to the slaker to avoid over liming.
Textile Sizing Process
In-line Vaisala process refractometer monitors the concentration of the sizing bath as it may fluctuate due to the evaporation and yarn...
Penicillin production
Discover the benefits of using refractive index in pharmaceutical manufacturing and learn why refractometer is ideal for penicillin production.
Kraft (Sulfate) Pulp: Brown Stock Washing
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) has proven to be a reliable parameter for measuring washing efficiency in Brown stock washing (BSW).
Phenol Process
The cumene oxidation route is the leading commercial process of synthetic phenol production, where the Process Refractometer measures in-line...
In-line grape sugar content measurement in wine production
Reliable continuous measurement of sugar concentration, in-line Oechsle, Brix, Baumé or specific gravity measurement in grape must with Vaisala...
Sodium acetate process
Vaisala Process Refractometer is used to measure continuously the concentration of sodium acetate or sodium ethanoate NaO2C2H3, after water has...
Sugar leakage detection in boiler feedwater
Vaisala Process Refractometer measures accurately in-line and real-time Brix of boiler feed water and provides Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)...
Honey processing
Sanitary Process Refractometer monitors in real time the concentration of honey after the evaporator or heater, ensuring required concentration...
Sweetened condensed milk production
In-line Brix, total solids or total dissolved solids measurement to meet sweetened condensed milk quality requirements, using Vaisala Sanitary...
Real-Time Protein Concentration Control in UF/DF
In this application note, l earn how inline refractometry enables real-time protein concentration control in UF/DF and TFF, improving endpoint...
Urea-Ammoniumnitrate (UAN) Production Process
The refractive index (RI) value is used to monitor the addition of urea and ammonium nitrate. RI is an essential quality parameter for the...
Control of Polymerization
In-line process and product quality control in polymerization process, with Vaisala Process Refractometer providing accurate refractive index...
Citric acid production
Learn how Vaisala Process Refractometer measures concentration reliably throughout the citric acid production process accurately and in-line.
Dutch process cocoa powder production
In-line alkali solution concentration measurement with Process Refractometer in dutching or alkalizing of cocoa beans, nibs, cocoa liquor or...
Solar (photovoltaic) industry: Removal of residual sawing material from solar wafers
A solar cell, or photovoltaic (PV) cell, converts sunlight into electricity. The industry is growing as it uses a CO2-free renewable energy...
Autoxidation process: hydrogen peroxide
Vaisala Process Refractometer measurement serves at several points in a H2O2 plant: Ensuring peroxide extraction efficiency and H2O2...
Vaccines production
With Pharma Refractometer: isolate reliably the virus fraction in the purification step, ensure a safe and high-quality vaccine product...
Nitroglycerine Production Process
Vaisala process refractometer is used to ensure a safe operation by continuously monitoring the nitroglycerine and nitroglycol concentration in...
Kraft (Sulfate) Pulp: Continuous Digester
Learn about Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) measurement of pulp suspensions in digester washing zone and blow line with Vaisala SAFE-DRIVE...
Post-etch residue removal with EKC® chemicals
Semicon Refractometer offers 2 different control strategies either to automate chemical refilling or automate spiking after each wafer run.