Applications and industries
Applications | Measured Parameters | Status |
Transversal applications / Instrumentation Companies | ||
• Sensors for analytical equipment | • pH • Ions (NH4+, NO3-, K+, Na+, Cl-, Mg2+, CO32-, Ca2+…) |
On Market since 2001 |
• Fluorescence sensors | Several | Research |
• Autonomous sensors | - | Research |
• Wireless sensors | - | Research |
Pharmaceutical and Agro-alimentary Industry: control and process automation | ||
• Cleanliness state of production line • Quality Control of final product • Fraud detection • Electronic tongue (classification, quality control) |
• Cleanliness (impedance) • Conductivity • Temperature • ORP • pH • Ions (NH4+, NO3-, K+, Na+, Cl-, Mg2+, CO32-, Ca2+…) |
Industrialization |
• DQO | Research | |
Food and Beverage Industry: analytical control, organoleptic features | ||
• Wine analytical control
• Electronic tongue (wine classification: Grape variety, Year of production, DO, GI) |
• ORP • pH • Conductivity • Ions (NH4+, NO3-, K+, Na+, Cl-, Mg2+, CO32-, Ca2+…) • Volatile acidity |
Industrialization |
• Alcohol • VAD • Degrees Brix • Pesticides |
Development | |
Environmental: control and process automation | ||
• Sewage treatment plants (industries, industrial estates or cities). • Dumping (water reuse). • Environmental Contamination. • Quality control of water distribution networks. |
ORP pH Conductivity Ions (NH4+, NO3-, K+, Na+, Cl-, Mg2+, CO32-, Ca2+…) DO |
Industrialization |
• DQO • Heavy metals (Cu2+, Pb2+, Ag+, Cd2+, As3+) • Pollutant detection by optical techniques (interferometry) • Pesticides |
Research | |
Clinical Diagnostic: blood and urine analysis | ||
• Clinical Diagnosis | • pH • Ions (NH4+, K+, Na+, Ca2+…) |
Industrialization |
• Several metabolites and bio-molecules (glucose, urea, control of metabolic reactions, immunoreactions…) | Research | |
Chemical Industry | ||
• Ultraviolet sensors | • Level curing epoxy resins • Fire detection |
Development |
Lighting | ||
• LED’s (display lighting) based nanocrystals | Development |