Infrared spectroscopy equipment

Carbon monoxide on metals forms the best-studied adsorption system in vibrational spectroscopy. The strong dipole associated with the C-O bond makes this molecule a particularly easy one to study. Moreover, the C-0 stretch frequency is very informative about the direct environment of the molecule. The metal-carbon bond, however, falling at frequencies between 300 and 500 cm1, is more difficult to measure with infrared spectroscopy. First, its detection requires special optical parts made of Csl, but even with suitable equipment the peak may be invisible because of absorption by the catalyst support. In reflection experiments on single crystal surfaces the metal-carbon peak is difficult to obtain because of the low sensitivity of RAIRS at low frequencies [12,13], EELS, on the other hand, has no difficulty in detecting the metal-carbon bond, as we shall see later on. 

A host of pharmaceutical substances can be identified and critically examined with the help of infrared spectroscopy. Hence, the latest versions of British Pharmacopoeia (BP) and United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) contain the complete IR-spectrum of such pure pharmaceutical substances that are essentially included in the respective official compendium. These authentic IR-spectra are profusely used in many well-equipped Quality Assurance Laboratories in checking the purity of commercially available drugs before employing them in various formulations. 

Another method that has been used with some success is infrared spectroscopy (van der Voort et al., 1996) this technique may be worth considering if the equipment is available. Visible or ultraviolet turbidimetry should not be used to estimate the degree of crystallinity (Ma-rangoni, 1996) in liquid oil. 

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) measurements were made using a Nicolet Instruments 740 FT-IR spectrometer. A horizontal attenuated toted reflectance cell equipped with a 45° zinc-selenide crystal trough wets used. Spectra of neat solutions were obtained by co-addition of 256 scans at 4 cm- resolution. 

Infrared spectroscopy KBr discs (3-mm) were made with a micropelleting kit (Model 198854) and mounted in a micropellet holder (Model 195465), used in conjunction with a C621 beam condenser (all ancillary equipment by Beckmann RIIC Ltd, Purley, Surrey, U.K.). Spectra were obtained on a Pye Unicam SP200G spectrometer. 

Microchemical reactions, which with care and suitably sized microscale equipment can be carried out on nanogram amounts of material, can be used to determine the presence or absence of specific functional groups, or determine the numbers, positions, and even geometries of double bonds. The application of microchemical reactions to pheromone identification has been reviewed in detail by Attygalle (1998). Coupled GC-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy has also found occasional use in pheromone identification (Attygalle et al., 1995 review, Leal, 1998). 

Because of our previous success In applying Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy to the study of the rhodium carbonyl clusters under high pressures of carbon monoxide and hydrogen 2. A, we have applied the same technique and equipment in this work. 3. The temperature has been kept In all these experiments below 200° with maximum pressures of 832.0 atm to maximize the trend towards fragmentation of clusters. The absence of bases, e.g., salts or amines, in the systems under evaluation in this work was desirable to eliminate the ambiguity that would result from the enhancement of the fragmentation of clusters by carbon monoxide In a basic medium. . ... 

Sealed borosilicate glass ampoules (ca. 135 ml.), equipped with one or more break seals, were used for all hydrolytic reactions. In the experiments involving NF3 and caustic soda, the base was contained in loose-fitting Teflon cups within the ampoules to prevent attack on the glass. Infrared spectroscopy was generally used for the analysis of gaseous products. 

Infrared spectroscopy is now nearly 100 years old, Raman spectroscopy more than 60. These methods provide us with complementary images of molecular vibrations Vibrations which modulate the molecular dipole moment are visible in the infrared spectrum, while those which modulate the polarizability appear in the Raman spectrum. Other vibrations may be forbidden, silent , in both spectra. It is therefore appropriate to evaluate infrared and Raman spectra jointly. Ideally, both techniques should be available in a well-equipped analytical laboratory. However, infrared and Raman spectroscopy have developed separately. Infrared spectroscopy became the work-horse of vibrational spectroscopy in industrial analytical laboratories as well as in research institutes, whereas Raman spectroscopy up until recently was essentially restricted to academic purposes. 

Catalysts Characterization. Following pretreatment of the SAPO molecular sieves, the catalysts were characterized by temperature programmed desorption (TPD) of ammonia and infrared spectroscopy. To assess the acidity of the samples, the desorption of ammonia from the catalysts was performed in a manner similar to that described by van Hooff et. al. [11]. For the ammonia TPD experiments, typically 0.1 gram of the molecular sieve sample was supported on quartz wool inside a 9 mm O.D. quartz reactor equipped with axial thermowell which contacted the top of the... 

The experiments were performed in two different ultra high vacuum (UHV) chambers using two different Pt(lll) single crystals. The X-ray photoelectron spectra were obtained in a chamber with a base pressure of lxlO" Torr. The system has been described in detail elsewhere. In brief, the UHV chamber is equipped with low energy electron diffraction (LEED), an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS), a quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS) for temperature programmed desorption (TPD), and a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) for reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS). All RAIRS and TPD experiments were performed in a second chamber with a base pressure of 2 X 10 ° Torr. The system has been described in detail elsewhere. In brief, the UHV chamber is equipped for LEED, Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and TPD experiments with a QMS. The chamber is coupled to a commercial FTIR spectrometer, a Bruker IFS 66v/S. To achieve maximum sensitivity, an... 

The plant is controlled by a process computer (ABB-Hartmann and Braun) and equipped with numerous data-collecting instruments. Surveillance is carried out by continuous analysis of the room air as well as by explosion-limit controls. The pyrolysis gas is analyzed automatically by a gas chromatograph. All data obtained are registered to enable calculation of energy and mass balances. Some basic components are continuously monitored by infrared spectroscopy, i.e. ethylene in the pyrolysis gas, sulphur dioxide and oxygen in the exhaust gas. 

Inevitably there are some items which it is not possible to identify without expert help. An example of this is pearls, where it can be impossible to judge whether they are natural or cultured. Gem testing laboratories are equipped to deal with these queries, and are able to cany out the more sophisticated tests that may be necessary, such as X-ray or infrared spectroscopy. 

The samples were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron diffraction (ED), and Mossbauer spectroscopy. XRD analysis was carried out on a HZG-4A diffractometer by using Ni-filtered Co Ka radiation. IR-spectra were recorded on an AVATAR FTIR-330 spectrometer. TEM/ED examinations were performed with a LEO 906E and a JEOL 4000 EX transmission electron microscopes. The resonance spectra were recorded in air at 298 K and processed by using a commercial SM2201 MSssbauer spectrometer equipped with a 15 mCi Co (Rh) source. 

The powder X-ray diffraction patterns were measured in a D-500 SIEMENS diffractometer with a graphite seeondary beam monochromator and CuKoj contribution was eliminated by the DIFFRAC/AT software to obtain a monochromatic CuKa,. The Unit Cell Size (UCS) was measured following the ASTM D-3942-90 procedure. The Surface areas were measured by nitrogen adsorption at 75 K on a Micromeritics Accusorb 2100 E equipment using the ASTM method D-3663-78. Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD) of ammonia and pyridine adsorption by Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) were used to characterize the acidity of the zeolites. For IR-Pyridine the spectra were recorded each 100°C and the characteristic bands of Lewis and Bronsted acid sites (1444 cm" and 1540 cm, respectively) were integrated in order to obtain the total acid sites. 

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