Taking Advantage of the Contaminant Library

The contaminant library can be used in the same way as the standard library by adding it as an option to the LabSolutions IR software, which performs instrument control and data analysis on Shimadzu's FTIR instruments.
Unlike commercially-available libraries that only contain data on single components, this contaminant library contains as many as 485 entries including mixtures such as actually collected contaminants (provided by water supply and food companies) and gaskets, and therefore achieves a remarkably improved search accuracy.
This article introduces an example of contaminant analysis using a contaminant library that consolidates Shimadzu's experience and analysis know-how.