FTIR Spectroscopy is a versatile analytical technique capable of providing a chemical fingerprint for a wide range of inorganic and organic samples.  

The interpretation skills of our FTIR analysts have been gained by experience over a significant period of time from the analysis of a wide range of spectra of sample types.

FTIR was first used to analyse commercial samples by James Hutton Institute predecessor organisations around 1990, resulting in over 30 years of analysing a wide range of sample types supplied from the oil and gas sector, engineering companies, mining companies and the food industry.

Our team has created libraries of reference IR spectra from a large number of recorded spectra of commercial and various in-house samples which provides important additional reference spectra in addition to standard commercial libraries. 

The James Hutton Institute FTIR section provides a range of timescales for completion of FTIR analyses and issuing reports, and comprehensive sample preparation procedures ensure that all components in a mixture are analysed e.g solvent fractionation.

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.   

Typical Applications