What Are The Common Applications In Using FT-IR Spectroscopy?
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) method helps researchers to analyze the chemical composition of materials and products, the scope covers the applications of consumer products, paints, polymers, surface coatings, pharmaceuticals, foods and the materials analysis for other products.
In organic and inorganic analysis, FT-IR is useful for the quantitative and qualitative analysis. It identifies the structure of molecules in a sample, via the infrared absorption spectrum. The spectra present the characteristics (light absorption) of each distinct molecule, and one can scan or screen various molecules. FT-IR is a useful tool for analyzing the functional groups or covalent bond structure of chemical compositions.
In addition, FT-IR can be used as a combination of other molecular spectroscopy methods, such as FT-IR coupled Thermogravimetric Analysis (FTIR/TGA), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR), Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS), UV/Vis Spectroscopy, Near Infra Red (NIR) and Raman Scattering. The combination of FT-IR and these spectroscopy technologies brought to the researchers the further complementary data for more reference and comparisons of molecular structure.
The FT-IR can be applied to the following applications areas:
- Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis
- The Materials of Solids, Liquids, Gases
- Organic Samples, Inorganic Samples
- Identification of Unknown Chemical Compound
- Impurities Screening
- Formulation, Deformulation
- Pharmaceuticals
- Paints, Surface Coatings, Laminates
- Polymers and Plastics
- Contamination Analysis
- Toxicity Screening
- Metals Analysis
- Gas Calibrations