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Development of an electronic nose for determination of maturation level of aged cachaças

Grant number: 18/21719-7
Support Opportunities:Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
Effective date (Start): March 01, 2019
Effective date (End): April 06, 2021
Field of knowledge:Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology - Food Technology
Principal Investigator:André Ricardo Alcarde
Grantee:Giovanni Casagrande Silvello
Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In order to add quality to cachaça, aging in barrels of wood is essential aiming to increase the chemical and sensorial profile. The determination of the level of spirit maturation is influenced by several factors, such as species of wood used to manufacture the barrels, the application or the degree of internal burning, the number of uses of the barrel and the aging time. The level of maturation of the distillate can be determined using the concentration of aging-markers phenolic compounds extracted from the wood of the barrel and their relations with each other. This determination currently depends on costly chromatographic analysis, which turns impracticable the frequent monitoring of the level of maturation. The development of an electronic nose, an equipment composed by an array of gas sensors, a microcontroller and a classification algorithm, can turn viable economically and operationally the surveillance of sugar cane spirit aging process for cachaça industry, producers and small laboratories. The objective of this study is to characterize the aging process of cachaça using an electronic nose, by correlating this equipment with the mechanism of lignin degradation during the maturation of the spirit in wooden barrels. Aged cachaças will be studied for up to 60 months of ageing process in barrels of different wood species (oaks and tropical woods), without or with internal burning (with different intensities) and various use conditions (new use, second use and extensive use). The evaluation is based on analyzing the aging markers (derived from lignin degradation) through High Performance Liquid Cromatography (HPLC) and evaluation of samples spectrum obtained through the electronic nose prototype sensors array. It is expected to develop an innovative methodology to determine the level of aging of cachaça based on values read by different sensors, multivariate analysis and an artificial neural network algorithm, which can be transformed into a commercial product able to fulfill the necessities of producers and small research centers that aim for quality pattern control of aged cachaças.

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Scientific publications
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GIOVANNI CASAGRANDE SILVELLO; ALEX DA SILVA ALVES; ANDRÉ RICARDO ALCARDE. Integrated technology roadmapping in startups: a case study of an AgTech in the Cachaça industry. Scientia Agricola, v. 78, n. 5, . (18/21719-7)
SILVELLO, GIOVANNI CASAGRANDE; ALVES, ALEX DA SILVA; ALCARDE, ANDRE RICARDO. Integrated technology roadmapping in startups: a case study of an AgTech in the Cachaca industry. CIENTIA AGRICOL, v. 78, n. 5, p. 13-pg., . (18/21719-7)
SILVELLO, GIOVANNI CASAGRANDE; BORTOLETTO, ALINE MARQUES; DE CASTRO, MARIANA COSTA; ALCARDE, ANDRE RICARDO. New approach for barrel-aged distillates classification based on maturation level and machine learning: A study of cachaca. LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 140, . (18/21719-7)
Academic Publications
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SILVELLO, Giovanni Casagrande. Development of an electronic nose for characterizing the level of maturation of cachaça. 2021. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.

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Filed patent(s) as a result of this research project

MÉTODO QUIMIOMÉTRICO DE CLASSIFICAÇÃO QUALITATIVA DE BEBIDAS DESTILADAS ENVELHECIDAS EM BARRIS DE MADEIRA BR1020210047569 - Universidade de São Paulo (USP) . GIOVANNI CASAGRANDE SILVELLO, ANDRÉ RICARDO ALCARDE - March 2021, 12