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Study of changes in the chemical composition of coffee during roasting
Kohoutová, Lenka ; Vítová, Eva (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with monitoring of changes in acrylamide and hydroxymethylfurfural levels in coffee during the process of roasting. Green coffee was roasted using two separate roasting modes (medium roast: temperature 210 °C for duration of 14 minutes, City roast: temperature 220 °C for 17 minutes). Concentration of acrylamide and hydroxymethylfurfural for various roasting durations was determined by high performance liquid chromatography. For the determination of acrylamide, linear growth of the concentration was observed. The final levels of acrylamide corresponded with levels given by the literature, although the characteristic trend of acrylamide formation was not observed. Typical trend of hydroxymethylfurfural formation was observed in samples roasted with City roast mode, while the first part of the trend was also apparent in samples roasted with medium roast mode. Final levels of hydroxymethylfurfural in roasted coffee were within the limits given by the literature.
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Monitoring process contaminants in coffee roasting using LC-MS
Ilyushchenkova, Alexandra ; Juglová, Zuzana (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
The bachelor thesis focuses on monitoring changes in the concentration of process contaminants during coffee roasting using liquid chromatography with mass detection. Green coffee was roasted at 220 °C for 14 minutes with two-minute intervals. Samples for analysis were taken from 10. by 24. minutes of roasting. Practical monitoring of the acrylamide’s formation during coffee roasting was not carried out, since it was not possible to detect acrylamide in coffee using a mass detector, even after its derivatization with thiosalicylic acid. The relevant data were taken from other scientific articles, which reported a linear increase in concentration with the roasting time up to the maximum value and a subsequent exponential decrease at the end of roasting. By monitoring 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, it was found that during roasting, this substance is gradually formed in coffee due to the decomposition of carbohydrates, however, with increasing roasting time, the degradation of this substance occurs quite quickly. The concentration of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural was also determined in coffee samples purchased in the trade network. Concentrations of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in these samples ranged from 0,3 to 0,38 mg/kg, which are corresponded to those reported in other expert studies.
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Study of changes in the chemical composition of coffee during roasting
Kohoutová, Lenka ; Vítová, Eva (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with monitoring of changes in acrylamide and hydroxymethylfurfural levels in coffee during the process of roasting. Green coffee was roasted using two separate roasting modes (medium roast: temperature 210 °C for duration of 14 minutes, City roast: temperature 220 °C for 17 minutes). Concentration of acrylamide and hydroxymethylfurfural for various roasting durations was determined by high performance liquid chromatography. For the determination of acrylamide, linear growth of the concentration was observed. The final levels of acrylamide corresponded with levels given by the literature, although the characteristic trend of acrylamide formation was not observed. Typical trend of hydroxymethylfurfural formation was observed in samples roasted with City roast mode, while the first part of the trend was also apparent in samples roasted with medium roast mode. Final levels of hydroxymethylfurfural in roasted coffee were within the limits given by the literature.
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Comparison of double auction bidding strategies for automated trading agents
Vach, Daniel ; Maršál, Aleš (advisor) ; Burda, Martin (referee)
Comparison of double auction bidding strategies for automated trading agents Bc. Daniel Vach Absctract In this work, ZIP, GDX, and AA automated bidding strategies are compared in symmetric agent-agent experiments with a variable composition of agent population. ZIPOJA, a novel strategy based on ZIP with Oja's rule extension for updating its optimal price, is introduced. Then it is showed that ZIPOJA underperforms in competition against other strategies and that it underperforms even against the original ZIP. Dominance of AA over GDX and ZIP is questioned and it is showed that it is not robust to composition changes of agent population and that the experimental setup strongly affects the results. GDX is a dominant strategy over AA in many experiments in this work in contrast to the previous literature. Some mixed strategy Nash equilibria are found and their basins of attraction are shown by dynamic analysis.
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Methods of Tensile Force Measurements for Modern Soil Tillage Machines
Procházka, Petr ; Kumhála, František (advisor) ; Soukup, Josef (referee)
This Ph.D. thesis is focused on tensile forces measurement process of modern tillage machines for bigger working width. There is a limited amount of measuring devices for tensile forces higher than 100 kN.To eliminate tensile rod disadvantages (need of use of two tractors is complicated for measuring operation during the headlands turns) the
new measuring frame was developed to measure the tensile forces. To characterize the physical attributes of the soil, before the new developed measurement, the samples of unbroken soil where taken (Kopecky cylinders. The penetration resistance of soil was measured in a horizontal and vertical profile by use of penetrometer.The measuring made on specific lands proven the new developed measuring device to be able to measure the tensile force up to 200 kN
and more. The practical use of the measuring device was comparable to the measuring by a tensile rod during the measuring process.The considerable influence of the soil moisture was proven by the penetration measurements of the soil. The vertical and horizontal penetrometer measurements showed a similarity of the measuring method. The horizontal penetrometer might be a useful measuring method for a quick analysis of soil physical character considering accurate soil moisture measuring. Accurate instant soil moisture measuring and precise measurement of chisel plough working depth is a current theme for a future research.
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