Research Article

Home-Made Membraneless Vaporization Gas-Liquid Separator for Colorimetric Determination of Ethanol in Alcoholic Beverages

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Some analytical performance of the proposed MBL-VP unit and other simple and cost-effective approaches for quantification of ethanol in beverages.

TechniqueFabrication of platform or reaction vesselSample pretreatment/preparationChemistry/detectionAnalytical performanceReferences
Linear range (% v/v)RSD (%)LOD (% v/v)Analysis time per sample (min)

Lab-on-a-chipPrepare PMMA mold using laser cutting ⟶ fabricate pattern on PDMS chipDilutionCeric (IV)-ethanol complexation (performed on microchannel)/spectrophotometry0.20–20<1.400.039≈1.3[21]
Smartphone-based digital imageMake a tube holder from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene using 3D printingNoChanging in resonance structure of phenolphthalein in alkali medium (performed in a microtube)/digital image10–701.22.1<1[22]
Spot-test, smartphone-based digital imageMake a plastic chamber for photographingNoCr2O72− oxidation (performed in a porcelain plaque)/digital image1–20 and 25–50NR0.2512[23]
Electrical conductometryConnect a jacketed glass beaker containing a magnetic stirrer to a thermostat and conductivity meterNot required, but limited to distilled samplesUncatalyzed esterification between ethanol and acetic acid (performed in a jacketed glass beaker)/electrical conductometry0.0–99.9<3.450.635[26]
Visible chemical wave (instrument free)Prepare metal catalyst gel dishDilutionBelousov-Zhabotinsky reaction (performed in a catalyst gel dish)/visible chemical wave (using smartphone camera)0.2–1.0<2.9NR5[24]
96-well-plateUsing commercial 96-well-plateNoChanging in resonance structure of phenolphthalein in alkali medium (performed in test-tube before transferring to a 96-well-plate)/digital image using desktop scanner33–451.8–2.6NR2.5[25]
Diffusive microdistillation deviceUsing commercial 5 mL polypropylene tube to contain acceptor inserting in a 50 mL polypropylene tube containing a sampleHeating to 80°CCr2O72− oxidation/spectrophotometry1–123.80.1615[51]
MBL-VPMake an MBL-VP unit using a reused glass bottle as an acceptor container, and a plastic vial for holding a sampleNoCr2O72− oxidation/spectrophotometry1.0–908.30.3≈5This work

NR: not reported.