Using FT-IR in the Production, Reverse Engineering and Troubleshooting for Polymers and Plastics [Webinar]

Dr. Michael Bradley, Product Manager for FT-IR Products, discusses the multiple dimensions of polymer analyses, how to integrate those analyses, and then produce a report using several technologies within molecular spectroscopy. The various modes of analysis that will be discussed include:

• Near-Infrared (NIR)

            – Common in industrial applications

            – Deeply penetrating light

• Mid-IR

            – Most common type of molecular spectroscopy

            – Useful for most organic compounds

• Far-IR

            – Provides more information than Mid-IR

            – Useful for inorganics and some organics

• Raman

            – Complementary to infrared

           – Provides information when IR isn’t suitable

Dr. Bradley will go over some polymer orientation studies, including those used in making bottles; raw material identification involving copolymers; identification of residual solvent and decomposition products in deformulation and failure analysis; and kinetics.

View the 45-minute Polymer Analysis Webinar.