Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
Sector: Extractive Industries, Food & Drink, The Environment
FTIR Spectroscopy is a versatile analytical technique capable of providing a chemical fingerprint for a wide range of inorganic and organic samples.
FTIR Spectroscopy can identify, characterise and qualify a large variety of samples from biological to clay minerals. It excels at tackling ‘problem samples’, identifying unknowns or confirming identification based on a reference material.
FTIR can be applied on many samples from many different industries.
Typical Applications


Paints, plastics, coatings.


Drugs, cosmetics.


Engine internal deposits, engineering components, failed/degraded rubber seals.

Scale deposits, corrosion products, produced water solids, brines, drilling fluids, clay minerals and pipeline blockages e.g. sludges and naphthenates.
Instrumentation
- Bruker 70 FTIR spectrometer with Hyperion microscope
- NIR Foss 5000
Accreditation
The James Hutton Institute analytical laboratories operate to the standards required by UKAS accreditation and many of our routine techniques are accredited. A full accreditation schedule can be found at www.UKAS.com
Our ability to perform a huge variety of techniques means that in general a one-off analysis may not be accredited but our total commitment to high standards ensures it will be carried out to the exacting specifications that accreditation requires.
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