Over the past two decades soil spectroscopy, particularly, in the infrared range, is becoming
a powerful technique to simplify analysis relative to the traditional chemical methods. It is …

Forensic investigations are often reliant on physical evidence to reconstruct events
surrounding a crime. However, there remains a need for more objective approaches to …

Cetane number (CN) is an important property which indicates the ignition quality of fuels and
especially diesel oil. The usual method for CN determination is a most involving and risky …

Abstract Medium-resolution (MR-NMR) and time-domain NMR relaxometry (TD-NMR) using
benchtop and low-field NMR instruments are powerful tools to tackle fuel adulteration …

Petroleum fuels play an important role in economic society, and near-infrared analysis has
been widely used in the characterization of petroleum fuels due to its effectiveness and …

Chinese sauce aroma liquor (CSL) is one of main types of Baijiu. As the fermentation starter
and raw material, CSL Daqu (CSDQ) influences the flavor formation of CSL. Owing to the …

Vibrational spectroscopy such as Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), has been used
successfully for soil diagnosis owing to its low cost, minimal sample preparation, non …

Viscosity is considered to be a key factor in the quality of lubrication by oil and engine
manufacturers and is therefore one of the most monitored parameters of lubricants. FTIR …

Kerosene from various refineries and crudes is used for heating and other purposes in many
countries like Iraq; therefore, it is important to identify its source to recognize and tax any …

Statistical preprocessing methods are widely used to improve the predictive performance of
chemometric models especially on MIR and NIR spectral database. The main role of …