Desenvolvimento de uma metodologia eletroanalítica para classificação de bebidas do café arábica usando um protótipo de potenciostato multicanal lab-made
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2025-03-13
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Silva , Tárcila Mathiasso Nascimento da
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
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Arabica coffee is widely traded and recognized for its high quality. Before reaching the final consumer, Arabica coffee undergoes a rigorous sensory evaluation by qualified professionals known as Q-graders. This analysis classifies coffee into “Finas” and “Fenicadas” beverages and plays a crucial role in determining the commercial value of the coffee. Given that the quality of the beverage is directly related to its chemical composition, this study describes the development of an electroanalytical methodology combined with chemometrics for the classification of Arabica coffee beverages. Cyclic voltammetry was used in conjunction with commercially available gold screen-printed electrodes (BT250). The electrodes underwent a cleaning and conditioning process to reduce operating costs and enhance stability using 0.5 mol L−1 H2SO4. Voltammetric data from 210 Arabica coffee samples were analyzed using partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). The training set produced excellent metrics, with an error rate of only 7%. The external test set showed an error rate of 12%. Parallel to this methodology, a lab-made multichannel potentiostat prototype was developed, designed with an exclusive electronic circuit and a structure manufactured using 3D printing. The equipment features 10 channels, allowing for consecutive analyses. The methodology applied in the benchtop potentiostat was also implemented in this prototype. The results obtained for the training set indicated an error rate of 4.77%, while the test set recorded an error rate of 22%. The expectation is that the prototype will achieve metrics comparable to those obtained with the conventional benchtop potentiostat. The results indicate a promising future for the integration of voltammetric and chemometric techniques in the classification of Arabica coffee beverages.
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Café arábica , Voltametria cíclica , Classificação , Arabica coffee , Cyclic voltammetry , Classification , PLS-DA