Modeling of photonics alcohol detector system considering syari'ah compliance beverages

Abstract

The remarkable growth in the Halal sector has initiated a growing interest among researchers in developing new, rapid and reliable methods for Halal verification. The need for proper supervision, certification and labelling should follow closely to offer reliable Halal drinks products. The percentage of ethanol in the beverages is directly determined by using the first derivative of near infrared (NIR) absorbance spectrum where the range of wavelength used is from 1680 nm to 1700 nm. Therefore a new method of alcohol detection for beverage had been studied in the reason of helping the consumers especially the Muslims in identifying whether the beverage that they intend to purchase is Halal or Haram, and later the alcohol detector system that is low cost and reliable in detecting the presence of alcohol in our drinks can be modelled. Finally, by making suitable assumptions of the NIR technique, the alcohol detector system was designed, modelled and simulated by using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Visual Basic.