Fast and Simple Material Identification of Plastic Debris Using FTIR Spectrometry
During the invention, development, and early production phases of synthetic plastics, only small quantities were produced, and dealing with waste-plastic was relatively controllable. Over the last few decades, however, plastic production has been growing faster than the production of any other materials. Nowadays, an estimated 400 million tons of plastic waste is produced every year, and a large portion of this waste ends up in the natural environment.
Opaque Container Analysis Capabilities of the Agilent Vaya Handheld Raman Spectrometer
August 7th 2024This study demonstrates the through-opaque-container analysis capability of the Agilent Vaya handheld Raman spectrometer by performing measurements on a range of common excipients and active ingredients within blue barrels. Spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) is the unique Agilent technology that is the basis of the unique Vaya container subtraction algorithm. This technology can optimize the spectra to provide the clearest signature of contents with the minimum amount of container interference. Verification of raw materials directly through plastic barrels provides efficient raw material identification (RMID) workflows in the warehouse without the need for specialized personnel or controlled sampling environments.
