Identificação de extratos etanólicos de madeiras utilizando seu espectro eletrônico de absorção e análise multivariada

The application of multivariate analysis to spectrophotometric (UV) data was explored for distinguishing extracts of cachaça woods commonly used in the manufacture of casks for aging cachaças (oak, cabreúva-parda, jatobá, amendoim and canela-sassafrás). Absorbances close to 280 nm were more strongly correlated with oak and jatobá woods, whereas absorbances near 230 nm were more correlated with canela-sassafrás and cabreúva-parda. A comparison between the spectrophotometric model and the model based on chromatographic (HPLC-DAD) data was carried out. The spectrophotometric model better explained the variance data (PC1 + PC2 = 91%) exhibiting potential as a routine method for checking aged spirits.