摘要 |
<p>Disclosed is a method of determining components of a flowing heterogeneous sample. The method includes obtaining a sample of material, measuring mid-infrared attenuation values of the sample and calculating in a data processing unit an indication of the component of interest in the sample from the measured mid-infrared attenuation values. The method further comprises flowing the sample, concurrently interacting mid-infrared radiation with the flowing sample in a measurement region and subsequently measuring the mid-infrared attenuation values for one or more wavebands of the interacted radiation transmitted through the sample. The method may be applied to, among other things, unhomogenised milk.</p> |