Cannabinoid screening and determination in cannabis processing with NIR

4 Nov 2020

This application note by Buchi describes a convenient, fast, robust, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly analytical method to provide quantitative data of THC and CBD content in different sources of cannabis.

ProxiMate™

BUCHI

ProxiMate is a robust, compact and extremely easy to use at-line NIR instrument specialized for the food and feed industry. The system considerably reduces downtime in production and provides quick and reliable quality control of batch samples. The intuitively designed interface allows operation by users of any skill level. A wide selection of precalibration packages make it suitable for any application.

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NIRFlex N-500

BUCHI

N-500 - The flexible platform for your NIR solution FT-NIR spectroscopy has proven to be the ideal tool for routine checks in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries as well as in food and feed processing plants. The BUCHI NIRFlex N-500 is the result of systematic development based on user requirements from research, QC laboratory to production. Ensuring full modularity in NIR spectroscopy, the BUCHI NIRFlex N-500 has been designed for applications using various optomized measurement cells. Thanks to its individually configurable software and hardware modules, its underlying concept satisfies the needs of the pharmaceutical industry and global players in food and feed production.

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Cannabinoid screening and determination in cannabis processing with NIR