EMERGING CHEMICAL SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR USE IN ONLINE APPLICATIONS

Advances in instrumentation and process control capabilities are being driven by the increased sensitivity of analytical chemistry methods, the commoditization and ruggedization of instruments and associated el ectronics, and changing consumer concerns and expectations, as well as government regulations. The emergence of biotechnology methods for th e detection of contaminants, as well as the miniaturization and rugged ization of more standard analytical instruments based on mass spectrom etry and infrared spectroscopy are discussed as related to on-line pro cess monitoring.