Blogs, cases and expert articles
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Liquid Ammonia or Ammonium Hydroxide Production Process
Vaisala process refractometer measures the concentration of liquid ammonia after ammonia dilution in ammonium hydroxide, NH4OH production...
Beet sugar evaporation
Process Refractometer measures Brix of sugar liquid in the plant feed, outlet line, and storage tank in thebeet juice evaporation process.
In-line concentration measurement for wine interface detection with CIP control
Learn how Vaisala Sanitary Refractometer instantly detects the product-to-product and product-to-CIP (clean-in-place) cleaning interfaces.
Sulfite Pulp Process
Vaisala Process Refractometer is used to measure in realtime the concentration of the liquors at various stages of the semi chemical pulping...
Beet sugar extraction
Crystal and liquid sugar production from sugar beets start with extracting the sugar (sucrose) from the sugar crops, producing beet pulp and raw...
Chlor-Alkali Process: Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), Brine (NaCl), Hydrochloric Acid (HCl), Sodium Hypochlorite (NaClO)
Typically, sodium hydroxide is delivered in 30-40% NaOH concentrations to customers, who will further dilute it with water for use at 14-15 %...
Beet sugar processing
Learn how Vaisala Process Refractometer is used throughout the processing for optimization and to ensure efficiently working subprocesses and...
Blood plasma intermediate ultrafiltration
Learn how to provide accurate in-line measurements of protein concentration in the creation of plasma-derived medical products, with process...
Starch Sweeteners Carbon Column Reactivation
Process Refractometer measures Brix or Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and provides real-time signal for efficient process control and discharge to...
Egg separation process
In egg processing, Vaisala Sanitary Refractometer measures the dry solids content of the yolk, egg white and whole egg to ensure compliance with...
Yogurt and chilled dairy flavoring
Learn about the benefits of Vaisala Sanitary Refractometer in yogurt production; in-line Brix measurement for consistent quality in yogurts and...
Starch Sweeteners Chromatographic Separation
After glucose conversion to fructose, the fructose dry content is about 42-46 %. By chromatographic separation the fructose concentration can be...
L-Lysine evaporation process
L-Lysine is produced by microbial fermentation in bioreactors and concentrated by evaporation. Pharma Refractometer helps control the...
Nitric Acid Process
Vaisala process refractometer is used to control the absorption process and get a stable nitric acid (HNO3) concentration value. Learn the...
Starch Sweeteners Crystallization
The key parameter to monitor in starch sweeteners crystallization is the supersaturation as it directly affects the crystallization.
Wet Process Phosphoric Acid Production
In-line concentration measurement and quality monitoring of sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid (H3PO4) with Vaisala Process Refractometer.
Whey separation process
In-line measurement of whey protein and lactose concentration - optimized using high accuracy Vaisala Sanitary Refractometer.
Starch sweeteners evaporation
Learn how Vaisala Process Refractometer measures Brix or Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in syrup during starch sweeteners manufacturing.
Alcoholic and carbonated soft drink blending
In-line Brix measurement in alcoholic beverage fermentation with Vaisala Sanitary Refractometer - continuous in-line concentration measurement...
Urea Production Process
Vaisala process refractometer is used for quality control. It monitors the concentration of produced urea after the reactor.