Beverage Analysis
Systems
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The new PBA-S is the up to date measuring system for the precise and fast determination of sugar (°Brix) and CO2 in ... -
The new PBA-SI is the up to date measuring system for the precise and fast determination of sugar (°Brix), CO2 and ... -
The modular measuring system PBA-B Generation M determines the original extract, alcohol, extract, CO2 and other ... -
The Alcolyzer Beer ME Analyzing System offers an automated analysis of beer and beer mixtures. It determines important ...
Modules
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Extend your Anton Paar Generation M instrument with the new pH ME Measuring Module to enable the simultaneous ...
PBA-S and PBA-SI: An Overview
PBA-S (Packaged Beverage Analyzer for Soft Drinks) and PBA-SI (Packaged Beverage Analyzer for Soft Drinks/Inversion) are measuring systems for the analysis of soft drinks directly out of glass bottles, PET bottles or cans. The main measuring results are the sugar content (°Brix) and the dissolved CO2 content (g/L or vol.) of the samples. While PBA-S can be used for samples without sugar inversion, PBA-SI can also analyze samples with sugar inversion.
PBA-S
PBA-S combines three Anton Paar instruments:
- The DMA 4100/4500/5000 M Density/Specific Gravity/Concentration Meter (master instrument): This instrument measures the density using the oscillating U-tube technology. It also controls the measuring procedure, handles data collection and data processing and provides the user interface and data interfaces.
- The CarboQC ME Beverage Carbonation Measuring Module: This instrument selectively measures the concentration of dissolved CO2 using the multiple volume expansion method (patents AT 409673, GB 237 3584, US 6,874,351).
- The PFD Filling Device: The PFD Filling Device enables the clean and safe filling of the PBA-S measuring cells from glass bottles, PET bottles or cans.
The main application of PBA-S is the precise determination of °Brix and CO2 in non-alcoholic beverages. Additionally, the concentration of dissolved air (sum of N2 and O2), package pressure, and the sample temperature are measured.
The sample is taken directly out of beverage packages and measured under pressure to prevent the loss of CO2. PBA-S simultaneously measures the density and the CO2 concentration and converts the density automatically into the °Brix value.
There is no need to degas the sample prior to the measurement because the influence of the dissolved CO2 on the density reading is compensated automatically.
PBA-SI
In PBA-SI, a Soft Drink Analyzer M/P instead of the DMA M density meter is used as the master instrument. The Soft Drink Analyzer M/P combines a high-precision density measuring cell with a sound velocity measuring cell in one instrument.
Using the density and the sound velocity of the sample, the current °Brix and inversion status of the sample can be fully characterized. PBA-SI calculates the °Brix of the fresh sample, the °Brix of the fully inverted sample and the current degree of inversion at the time of the measurement.The influence of dissolved CO2 on the density and the sound velocity are corrected automatically.
Optional measuring modules
CarboQC ME can be delivered with an additional optical O2 sensor for the determination of dissolved oxygen in the beverage sample. For retrofitting an O2 sensor into existing CarboQC ME modules, contact your Anton Paar distributor. The pH ME measuring module can also be added to the PBA-S/PBA-SI.
