What You Will Learn
Become familiar with the best approaches to sample
preparation with hands-on experience. Learn how to prepare
solids, liquids, semi-solids, polymers, and powders for IR analysis. Discover what sampling techniques are fastest
and easiest for which samples. The course includes the 200 page textbook Fundamentals of FTIR written by Dr.
Smith..
Who Should Attend
Anyone responsible for the preparation of samples for
infrared analysis who need to learn how to maximize
spectral quality while minimizing sample preparation time.
Topics
| Introduction to FTIR Sampling Techniques |
| Transmission Sampling Techniques for Powders |
| Preparing Polymers for Transmission Analysis |
| Organic Liquids |
| Diffuse Reflectance (DRIFTS) Sampling for Solids and Powders |
| A Technique for Many Samples: ATR |
| Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (PAS): Listen to Your Samples |
| Sample Preparation Workshop Experiments |
| Includes the 200-page text Fundamentals of FTIR |
Instructor
Dr. Brian Smith is a principal of Spectros Associates.
Since 1992, thousands of scientists, engineeers, and technicians have
benefited from his instruction in IR Spectral interpretation and the
theory and practice of FTIR spectroscopy. Dr. Smith has over two
decades of experience as an industrial analytical chemist, and has
authored two books and numerous papers on infrared spectroscopy
and its applications. Dr. Smith earned hs Ph.D. in Chemistry
from Dartmouth College.
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