TY - JOUR A1 - Block, Franziska A1 - May, Alexander A1 - Wetzel, Katharina A1 - Adels, Klaudia A1 - Elbers, Gereon A1 - Schulze, Margit A1 - Monakhova, Yulia T1 - What is the best spectroscopic method for simultaneous analysis of organic acids and (poly)saccharides in biological matrices: Example of Aloe vera extracts? JF - Talanta Open N2 - Several species of (poly)saccharides and organic acids can be found often simultaneously in various biological matrices, e.g., fruits, plant materials, and biological fluids. The analysis of such matrices sometimes represents a challenging task. Using Aloe vera (A. vera) plant materials as an example, the performance of several spectro-scopic methods (80 MHz benchtop NMR, NIR, ATR-FTIR and UV–vis) for the simultaneous analysis of quality parameters of this plant material was compared. The determined parameters include (poly)saccharides such as aloverose, fructose and glucose as well as organic acids (malic, lactic, citric, isocitric, acetic, fumaric, benzoic and sorbic acids). 500 MHz NMR and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were used as the reference methods. UV–vis data can be used only for identification of added preservatives (benzoic and sorbic acids) and drying agent (maltodextrin) and semiquantitative analysis of malic acid. NIR and MIR spectroscopies combined with multivariate regression can deliver more informative overview of A. vera extracts being able to additionally quantify glucose, aloverose, citric, isocitric, malic, lactic acids and fructose. Low-field NMR measurements can be used for the quantification of aloverose, glucose, malic, lactic, acetic, and benzoic acids. The benchtop NMR method was successfully validated in terms of robustness, stability, precision, reproducibility and limit of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ), respectively. All spectroscopic techniques are useful for the screening of (poly)saccharides and organic acids in plant extracts and should be applied according to its availability as well as information and confidence required for the specific analytical goal. Benchtop NMR spectroscopy seems to be the most feasible solution for quality control of A. vera products. KW - Spectroscopy KW - (Poly)saccharides KW - Organic acids KW - Aloe vera KW - qNMR Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talo.2023.100220 SN - 2666-8319 VL - 7 IS - Art. No. 100220 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hoffmann, Katharina A1 - Nieren, Monika A1 - Gäb, Martina A1 - Kasper, Anna A1 - Elbers, Gereon T1 - The potential of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the environmental biomonitoring of plants T2 - International conference on Life Sciences and Technology N2 - In the current environmental condition, the increase in pollution of the air, water, and soil indirectly will induce plants stress and decrease vegetation growth rate. These issues pay more attention to be solved by scientists worldwide. The higher level of chemical pollutants also induced the gradual changes in plants metabolism and decreased enzymatic activity. Importantly, environmental biomonitoring may play a pivotal contribution to prevent biodiversity degradation and plants stress due to pollutant exposure. Several previous studies have been done to monitor the effect of environmental changes on plants growth. Among that, Near Infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) offers an alternative way to observe the significant alteration of plant physiology caused by environmental damage related to pollution. Impairment of photosynthesis, nutrient and oxidative imbalances, and mutagenesis. Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/276/1/012009 SN - 1755-1315 N1 - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science : 276 VL - 276 IS - 012009 SP - 1 EP - 3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Elbers, Gereon A1 - Buck, Manfred T1 - Soot Concentration in Ambient Air / M. Buck, G. Elbers JF - Erdöl & Kohle, Erdgas, Petrochemie : EKEP. 45 (1992) Y1 - 1992 SN - 0014-0058 SP - 219 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Elbers, Gereon A1 - Nieren, Monika A1 - Hoffmann, Katharina A1 - Gäb, Martina T1 - Schnellerfassung der Wirkung von Luftschadstoffen auf Pflanzen mit der Nahinfrarotspektroskopie (NIRS). Untersuchung Ammoniak exponierter Gräser und Kräuter / Nieren, Monika ; Hoffmann, Katharina ; Gäb, Martina ; Ooyen, Sven van ; Köllner, Barbara ; Elbe JF - Immissionsschutz. 13 (2008), H. 2 Y1 - 2008 SN - 1430-9262 SP - 82 EP - 90 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Elbers, Gereon A1 - Bauer, H. D. A1 - Buck, Manfred A1 - Dahmann, D. T1 - Rußmessungen am Arbeitsplatz und in der Außenluft - Vergleich zweier Meßmethoden / H.D. Bauer, M. Buck, D. Dahmann, G. Elbers, H.-H. Fricke JF - Staub, Reinhaltung der Luft : air quality control. 54 (1994) Y1 - 1994 SN - 0039-0771 SP - 55 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Elbers, Gereon A1 - Zang, Thorsten A1 - Buck, Manfred T1 - Ruß-Immissionsmessungen im Einflußbereich des Kraftfahrzeugverkehrs JF - Staub, Reinhaltung der Luft : air quality control. 50 (1990) Y1 - 1990 SN - 0039-0771 SP - 93 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Elbers, Gereon A1 - Muratyan, Simone T1 - Problematik verkehrsbezogener Außenluftmessungen von Partikeln (Dieselruß) JF - + Krebserzeugende Stoffe in der Umwelt : Herkunft, Messung, Risiko, Minimierung ; Kolloquium Mannheim, 23. bis 25. April 1991 / Kommission Reinhaltung der Luft im VDI und DIN Y1 - 1991 SN - 3-18-090888-2 N1 - VDI-Berichte ; 888 SP - 143 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Elbers, Gereon A1 - Pfeffer, H.-U. A1 - Friesel, J. A1 - Beier, R. T1 - Pilotuntersuchungen gemäß dem Verordnungsentwurf nach § 40, Abs. 2 des Bundesimmissionsschutzgesetzes / H.-U. Pfeffer, J. Friesel, G. Elbers, R. Beier, K. Ellermann JF - Drei Jahrzehnte Luftqualitätsüberwachung : Vorträge und Berichte zum Kolloquium "Drei Jahrzehnte Luftqualitätsüberwachung - Bilanz und Perspektiven" am 11. November 1993 in Essen / [Hrsg.: Landesanstalt für Immissionsschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen. Red. Bearb.: Robert Niesenhaus] Y1 - 1993 N1 - LIS-Berichte ; 110 ; SP - 117 CY - Essen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Elbers, Gereon A1 - Gäb, Martina A1 - Hoffmann, Katharina A1 - Lobe, Melanie T1 - NIR-spectroscopic investigation of foliage of ozone-stressed Fagus sylvatica trees / Gäb, Martina ; Hoffmann, Katharina ; Lobe, Melanie ; Metzger, Rut ; Ooyen, Sven van ; Elbers, Gereon ; Köllner, Barbara JF - Journal of Forest Research. 11 (2006), H. 2 Y1 - 2006 SN - 1341-6979 SP - 69 EP - 75 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Druckenmüller, Katharina A1 - Günther, Klaus A1 - Elbers, Gereon T1 - Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as a tool to monitor exhaust air from poultry operations JF - Science of the Total Environment N2 - Intensive poultry operation systems emit a considerable volume of inorganic and organic matter in the surrounding environment. Monitoring cleaning properties of exhaust air cleaning systems and to detect small but significant changes in emission characteristics during a fattening cycle is important for both emission and fattening process control. In the present study, we evaluated the potential of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) combined with chemometric techniques as a monitoring tool of exhaust air from poultry operation systems. To generate a high-quality data set for evaluation, the exhaust air of two poultry houses was sampled by applying state-of-the-art filter sampling protocols. The two stables were identical except for one crucial difference, the presence or absence of an exhaust air cleaning system. In total, twenty-one exhaust air samples were collected at the two sites to monitor spectral differences caused by the cleaning device, and to follow changes in exhaust air characteristics during a fattening period. The total dust load was analyzed by gravimetric determination and included as a response variable in multivariate data analysis. The filter samples were directly measured with NIR spectroscopy. Principal component analysis (PCA), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and factor analysis (FA) were effective in classifying the NIR exhaust air spectra according to fattening day and origin. The results indicate that the dust load and the composition of exhaust air (inorganic or organic matter) substantially influence the NIR spectral patterns. In conclusion, NIR spectroscopy as a tool is a promising and very rapid way to detect differences between exhaust air samples based on still not clearly defined circumstances triggered during a fattening period and the availability of an exhaust air cleaning system. Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.072 SN - 0048-9697 VL - 630 SP - 536 EP - 543 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -