Method for determining the storability of a grain or oilseed sample
US6780646B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/25875
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The rate of carbon dioxide release from a grain sample can be measured by placing the grain sample in a sealed container, and positioning a pH responsive color-change material in the container so that carbon dioxide released from the grain sample chemically reacts with a buffer incorporated into the color-change material. Carbon dioxide measurements can be used to measure actual and potential spoilage of the grain associated with fungal attack.
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