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Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS) is one of the most powerful techniques for catalyst research and material analysis. To ensure you generate reliable, repeatable, and decision-ready data, you need to have the right systems, practices, and training in place. This interactive checklist tool will help you analyze your current set up to troubleshoot or improve your set up.

Download this at-a-glance overview of Specac’s products. Up-to-date as of 2025, the brochure represents a handy takeaway guide to the range of products offered in our four main segments: FTIR accessories, Hydraulic presses – sample prep, IR polarizers, and Process flow cells.

This 60-minute webinar highlights practical approaches to FTIR analysis from raw materials through to final product testing. Key topics include GLP-1 peptide analysis, pharmacopoeia compliance, food fraud detection, and protein stability assessment using advanced sampling accessories. The session is ideal for formulation scientists, QA/QC teams, and FTIR users in pharma, biotech, and food industries looking to enhance their analytical capabilities.

This free resource from Specac explores how FTIR spectroscopy helps stabilise GLP-1 protein therapies by providing rapid, label-free insights into structural integrity across both solid and liquid formulations. It enables R&D and QC teams to detect aggregation and misfolding early, streamline workflows, and generate audit-ready data to meet global standards.

Dry reforming of methane (DRM) converts methane (CH₄) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) - two major greenhouse gases - into syngas, a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen used to make fuels and chemicals. To improve this process, researchers studied how gases interact with a nickel–ruthenium catalyst on cerium oxide nanorods using in-situ DRIFTS, an advanced infrared technique. With a high-temperature chamber, they tracked surface changes from 50 °C to 450 °C in real time. The findings help guide the development of better DRM catalysts, supporting cleaner energy production and smarter use of greenhouse gases. Read more below in our application note.

Webinar Date/Time: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Morning Session: 10:00 AM EST | 7:00 AM PST | 3:00 PM BST | 4:00 PM CEST Afternoon Session: 1:00 PM EST | 10:00 AM PST | 6:00 PM BST | 7:00 PM CEST

Discover why Specac is your trusted partner for process analytical technology, especially for challenging liquid and gas samples. Our robust solutions ensure reliable process control, enhancing safety, reducing waste, and supporting the Green transition in industrial chemistry.

The optimal pathlength for an on-line FT-NIR process measurement needs to be determined by experimentation. Here we demonstrate the feasibility of measuring water in acetone by NIR spectroscopy at various pathlengths using an adjustable Spyder™ process flow cell, as a prelude to full-scale implementation of NIR process analysis on a production line.

Specac latest innovation - the Spyder™ is your go-to spectroscopic liquid flow cell, perfect for labs and small-scale pilot plants. Just connect it to a near-infrared process analyzer with fiber optic cables, and you’ll unlock seamless analysis of liquid products as they flow through your continuous chemical process.

Discover how Specac's Vortex™ process flow cell enables continuous monitoring in acetic acid production, enhancing efficiency and potentially boosting annual revenue by over $6 million with just a 1% throughput increase.

Explore how Specac's Vortex™ cell enables real-time NIR monitoring in tall oil distillation, providing instantaneous feedback and eliminating delays in corrective actions. Learn how this technology can optimize your process by preventing costly production inefficiencies.

Explore the newly updated 2024 Specac product portfolio, expanded with innovative solutions following our Harrick acquisition. This comprehensive guide covers advanced offerings in FTIR sampling, ATR, liquid and gas transmission, microsampling, as well as newly added catalyst and specular reflection applications. Discover the perfect solution for your needs in process analytical technologies, hydraulic presses, and infrared polarizers.

Simeticone is an ingredient used in pharmaceuticals for its anti-foaming properties. Its concentration in solutions can be quantified easily using the Pearl™ liquid transmission cell.

If you ever want to do more with your FT-IR spectrometer, whether that’s collecting spectra from different kinds of samples or getting better data from them, then it is essential to understand the different accessories. This eBook guide explains the major differences between the transmission and ATR techniques.

This eBook highlights interesting current applications for FTIR accessories in research and offers valuable tips and guides, especially for ATR spectroscopy.

Learn about the different materials that can be used as internal reflection elements for ATR spectroscopy.

Learn about the different window materials available for use in Specac products, including the Omni-Cell, Pearl, High-Temperature High-Pressure (HTHP) and Heatable Liquid Cells.

This application note explores the analysis of legal cannabidiol using FTIR transmission spectroscopy.

This application note explores the analysis of legal cannabidiol using FTIR transmission spectroscopy.