Analytical Session
Steven Freshman, Owlstone Inc.
ABSTRACT: Owlstone’s portable instrument quantifies
concentrations of in-process chemicals of interest (such as diacetyl),
raw material contaminants, CIP residues, flavor mal odors, VOCs, and
much more in real time (within seconds) at ppb/ppm levels. The
instrument platform is Owlstone’s FAIMS-based system (“field asymmetric
ion mobility spectrometry”). FAIMS is a detection technology that
separates and identifies chemical ions based on their mobility under a
varying electric field at atmospheric pressure. Utilizing its
proprietary FAIMS-based platform, Owlstone Inc. has created Lonestar, a
portable rapid detection instrument. The heart of the Owlstone FAIMS
detection technology and the Lonestar instrument is a dime-sized,
silicon chip spectrometer. Multiple analytes can be identified and
quantified within seconds at low trace concentrations. The instrument is
portable and is designed to be operated by non-technical personnel. At
the push of a button, non-technical production staff is able to identify
and quantify chemicals of interest right at the point of need in the
brewery. Some of the applications discussed include the real-time
detection of diacetyl, amyl acetate, acetaldehyde, raw material
contaminants, flavor mal odors, and water residues.
Steven
Freshman, global GM for Owlstone, is responsible for FAIMS partnering
and installation efforts globally for Owlstone’s Industrial Process
Control applications across the brewing, food, pharmaceutical, and oil
and gas industries.
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