Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) Revolution by Spectroscopy

Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) Revolution by Spectroscopy

Cleaning-in-place (CIP) houdt in dat elk spoor van productresten, organisch of minerale afzettingen in een proces worden geëlimineerd (zonder het te hoeven demonteren), door de leidingen en tanks door te spoelen met geschikte schoonmaakproducten. Uitvoering van de...
Analyse van Microplastics – deel 2 – FTIR Microscopie

Analyse van Microplastics – deel 2 – FTIR Microscopie

Klik hier voor deel 1 In het eerste deel over de analyse van microplastics hebben we het gehad over de kracht van infra-rood laser imaging microscopie, de 8700 LDIR van Agilent Technologies. Met de 8700 LDIR is het mogelijk om razendsnel en automatisch de analyse van...
Analyse van Microplastics – deel 1

Analyse van Microplastics – deel 1

Microplastic deeltjes vormen een aanzienlijke bedreiging voor ons milieu. De verontreiniging van ‘s werelds water, bodem en lucht met microplastics is een van de belangrijkste zorgen van vandaag. Onderzoekers werken nu aan standaardisatie van de microplastics...
Analyzing Micro-Fibers Using FTIR Microscopy

Analyzing Micro-Fibers Using FTIR Microscopy

Forensic investigations commonly involve the collection of textile fibers when examining crime scenes. The need to characterize and identify those fibers is vital as they can provide extensive information relating to a crime, tying a suspect to a location. Microscopic...
Characterizing Graphene with Cost-effective Raman Systems

Characterizing Graphene with Cost-effective Raman Systems

With an explosion of scientific interest in graphene based material for its incredible electronic, optical, and physical properties; it became clear that we needed to develop a cost effective instrument that could be used for quality determination as well as...
Analyzing four of the most contaminated foodstuffs

Analyzing four of the most contaminated foodstuffs

Food adulteration has been around since the Victorian times when cheese was often coloured with lead salts, beer and milk were watered down and flour was bulked out with chalk dust or ground bones [1].  Governments apply stringent legislation and quality...
Analyzing FAME Content of Biofuels with FTIR

Analyzing FAME Content of Biofuels with FTIR

Fast and accurate analysis of FAME content to EN 14078 using the Specac PearlTM The use of biomaterial as fuel is one method to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Conversion of biomaterial into biodiesel produces fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) which can be blended...