TY - JOUR A1 - Vahidpour, Farnoosh A1 - Guthman, Eric A1 - Arreola, Julia A1 - Alghazali, Yousef H. M. A1 - Wagner, Torsten A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Assessment of Various Process Parameters for Optimized Sterilization Conditions Using a Multi-Sensing Platform JF - Foods N2 - In this study, an online multi-sensing platform was engineered to simultaneously evaluate various process parameters of food package sterilization using gaseous hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The platform enabled the validation of critical aseptic parameters. In parallel, one series of microbiological count reduction tests was performed using highly resistant spores of B. atrophaeus DSM 675 to act as the reference method for sterility validation. By means of the multi-sensing platform together with microbiological tests, we examined sterilization process parameters to define the most effective conditions with regards to the highest spore kill rate necessary for aseptic packaging. As these parameters are mutually associated, a correlation between different factors was elaborated. The resulting correlation indicated the need for specific conditions regarding the applied H₂O₂ gas temperature, the gas flow and concentration, the relative humidity and the exposure time. Finally, the novel multi-sensing platform together with the mobile electronic readout setup allowed for the online and on-site monitoring of the sterilization process, selecting the best conditions for sterility and, at the same time, reducing the use of the time-consuming and costly microbiological tests that are currently used in the food package industry. KW - spore kill rate KW - sterility KW - aseptic parameters KW - multi-sensing platform KW - gaseous hydrogen peroxide Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11050660 SN - 2304-8158 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Sensors and Biosensors Application for Food Industries" VL - 11 IS - 5 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Poghossian, Arshak A1 - Karschuck, Tobias A1 - Wagner, Patrick A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Field-Effect Capacitors Decorated with Ligand-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles: Modeling and Experiments JF - Biosensors N2 - Nanoparticles are recognized as highly attractive tunable materials for designing field-effect biosensors with enhanced performance. In this work, we present a theoretical model for electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor capacitors (EISCAP) decorated with ligand-stabilized charged gold nanoparticles. The charged AuNPs are taken into account as additional, nanometer-sized local gates. The capacitance-voltage (C–V) curves and constant-capacitance (ConCap) signals of the AuNP-decorated EISCAPs have been simulated. The impact of the AuNP coverage on the shift of the C–V curves and the ConCap signals was also studied experimentally on Al–p-Si–SiO₂ EISCAPs decorated with positively charged aminooctanethiol-capped AuNPs. In addition, the surface of the EISCAPs, modified with AuNPs, was characterized by scanning electron microscopy for different immobilization times of the nanoparticles. KW - aminooctanethiol KW - nanoparticle coverage KW - capacitive model KW - gold nanoparticles KW - field-effect sensor KW - electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor capacitors Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12050334 SN - 2079-6374 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Biosensors in Nanotechnology" VL - 12 IS - 5 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Golland, Alexander ED - Riechert, Anne ED - Wilmer, Thomas T1 - Kommentierung von § 26 Telekommunikation-Telemedien-Datenschutzgesetz T2 - TTDSG Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-3-503-20978-1 N1 - Gedruckte Ausgabe unter 21 QRUG 2 verfügbar. SP - 439 EP - 474 PB - Erich Schmidt CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kurz, Melanie T1 - Vom Werkbundstreit bis zur Papierformatnormung - welche Rolle der Chemie-Nobelpreisträger Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald bei Typisierungsbestrebungen im Design spielt T2 - Raster, Regeln, Ratio : Systematiken und Normungen des 20. Jahrhunderts Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-3-89986-380-2 VL - 2022 SP - 6 EP - 17 PB - avedition CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schulte-Tigges, Joschua A1 - Förster, Marco A1 - Nikolovski, Gjorgji A1 - Reke, Michael A1 - Ferrein, Alexander A1 - Kaszner, Daniel A1 - Matheis, Dominik A1 - Walter, Thomas T1 - Benchmarking of various LiDAR sensors for use in self-driving vehicles in real-world environments JF - Sensors N2 - Abstract In this paper, we report on our benchmark results of the LiDAR sensors Livox Horizon, Robosense M1, Blickfeld Cube, Blickfeld Cube Range, Velodyne Velarray H800, and Innoviz Pro. The idea was to test the sensors in different typical scenarios that were defined with real-world use cases in mind, in order to find a sensor that meet the requirements of self-driving vehicles. For this, we defined static and dynamic benchmark scenarios. In the static scenarios, both LiDAR and the detection target do not move during the measurement. In dynamic scenarios, the LiDAR sensor was mounted on the vehicle which was driving toward the detection target. We tested all mentioned LiDAR sensors in both scenarios, show the results regarding the detection accuracy of the targets, and discuss their usefulness for deployment in self-driving cars. KW - Lidar KW - Benchmark KW - Self-driving Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/s22197146 SN - 1424-8220 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Sensor Fusion for Vehicles Navigation and Robotic Systems" VL - 22 IS - 19 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - PAT A1 - Hüning, Felix A1 - Backes, Andreas T1 - Wiegand-Modul N2 - Ein Wiegand-Modul (110;210;310) umfassend- eine Sensorspule (112;212;312),- einen ersten Wiegand-Draht (116a;216a;316a), der zumindest teilweise innerhalb der Sensorspule (112;212;312) angeordnet ist, und- einen zweiten Wiegand-Draht (116b;216b;316b), der zumindest teilweise innerhalb der Sensorspule (112;212;312) angeordnet ist und sich im Wesentlichen parallel zu dem ersten Wiegand-Draht (116a;216a;316a) erstreckt, ist bekannt.Um eine effiziente Ausnutzung der durch die Ummagnetisierung der Wiegand-Drähte (116a,116b;216a,216b;316a,316b) in die Sensorspule (112;212;312) induzierten elektrischen Energie zu ermöglichen, sind der erste Wiegand-Draht (116a;216a;316a) und der zweite Wiegand-Draht (116b;216b;316b) bezogen auf eine axiale Richtung der Sensorspule (112;212;312) versetzt zueinander angeordnet. Y1 - 2023 N1 - Patent DE102021115745B3 2022.07.21 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rothkranz, Berit A1 - Krafft, Simone A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Media optimization for sustainable fuel production: How to produce biohydrogen from renewable resources with Thermotoga neapolitana T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Hydrogen is playing an increasingly important role in research and politics as an energy carrier of the future. Since hydrogen has commonly been produced from methane by steam reforming, the need for climate-friendly, alternative production routes is emerging. In addition to electrolysis, fermentative routes for the production of so-called biohydrogen are "green" alternatives. The application of microorganisms offers the advantage of sustainable production from renewable resources using easily manageable technologies. In this project, the hyperthermophilic, anaerobic microorganism Thermotoga neapolitana is used for the productio nof biohydrogen from renewable resources. The enzymatically hydrolyzed resources were used in fermentation leading to yield coefficients of 1.8 mole H₂ per mole glucose when using hydrolyzed straw and ryegrass supplemented with medium, respectively. These results are similar to the hydrogen yields when using Thermotoga basal medium with glucose (TBGY) as control group. In order to minimize the supplementation of the hydrolysate and thus increase the economic efficiency of the process, the essential media components were identified. The experiments revealed NaCl, KCl, and glucose as essential components for cell growth as well as biohydrogen production. When excluding NaCl, a decrease of 96% in hydrogen production occured. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.202255305 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet and DECHEMA‐BioTechNet Jahrestagungen 2022 together with 13th ESBES Symposium 2022, 12. - 15. September 2022, Eurogress Aachen VL - 94 IS - 9 SP - 1298 EP - 1299 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - GEN A1 - Varriale, Ludovica A1 - Kuka, Katrin A1 - Tippkötter, Nils A1 - Ulber, Roland T1 - Use of a green biomass in a biorefinery platform T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - The emerging environmental issues due to the use of fossil resources are encouraging the exploration of new renewable resources. Biomasses are attracting more interest due to the low environmental impacts, low costs, and high availability on earth. In this scenario, green biorefineries are a promising platform in which green biomasses are used as feedstock. Grasses are mainly composed of cellulose and hemicellulose, and lignin is available in a small amount. In this work, a perennial ryegrass was used as feedstock to develop a green bio-refinery platform. Firstly, the grass was mechanically pretreated, thus obtaining a press juice and a press cake fraction. The press juice has high nutritional values and can be employed as part of fermentation media. The press cake can be employed as a substrate either in enzymatic hydrolysis or in solid-state fermentation. The overall aim of this work was to demonstrate different applications of both the liquid and the solid fractions. For this purpose, the filamentous fungus A. niger and the yeast Y. lipolythica were selected for their ability to produce citric acid. Finally, the possibility was assessed to use the press juice as part of fermentation media to cultivate S. cerevisiae and lactic acid bacteria for ethanol and lactic acid fermentation. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.202255095 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet and DECHEMA‐BioTechNet Jahrestagungen 2022 together with 13th ESBES Symposium 2022, 12. - 15. September 2022, Eurogress Aachen VL - 94 IS - 9 SP - 1299 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Kurz, Melanie A1 - Schwer, Thilo T1 - Geschichte des Designs N2 - Dieser Band bietet einen kompakten Überblick über die wichtigsten Stationen des Produktdesigns vom Beginn der Industrialisierung bis heute. Im Zentrum stehen ikonische Alltagsgegenstände vom Thonet-Stuhl bis zum iPhone. Anschaulich und kenntnisreich nehmen Melanie Kurz und Thilo Schwer dabei auch die gesellschaftspolitische Situation, in der die Objekte entstanden sind, in den Blick. Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-3-406-78813-0 PB - Beck CY - München ET - 1. Auflage ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hoffmann, Andreas A1 - Uhl, Matthias A1 - Ceblin, Maximilian A1 - Rohrbach, Felix A1 - Bansmann, Joachim A1 - Mallah, Marcel A1 - Heuermann, Holger A1 - Jacob, Timo A1 - Kuehne, Alexander J.C. T1 - Atmospheric pressure plasma-jet treatment of PAN-nonwovens—carbonization of nanofiber electrodes JF - C - Journal of Carbon Research N2 - Carbon nanofibers are produced from dielectric polymer precursors such as polyacrylonitrile (PAN). Carbonized nanofiber nonwovens show high surface area and good electrical conductivity, rendering these fiber materials interesting for application as electrodes in batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors. However, thermal processing is slow and costly, which is why new processing techniques have been explored for carbon fiber tows. Alternatives for the conversion of PAN-precursors into carbon fiber nonwovens are scarce. Here, we utilize an atmospheric pressure plasma jet to conduct carbonization of stabilized PAN nanofiber nonwovens. We explore the influence of various processing parameters on the conductivity and degree of carbonization of the converted nanofiber material. The precursor fibers are converted by plasma-jet treatment to carbon fiber nonwovens within seconds, by which they develop a rough surface making subsequent surface activation processes obsolete. The resulting carbon nanofiber nonwovens are applied as supercapacitor electrodes and examined by cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy. Nonwovens that are carbonized within 60 s show capacitances of up to 5 F g⁻¹. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/c8030033 SN - 2311-5629 N1 - This article belongs to the Collection "Nanoporous Carbon Materials for Advanced Technological Applications" VL - 8 IS - 3 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER -