Analysis of Ultraviolet-Degraded Plastic by Plastic Analyzer

User Benefits

- Degradation analysis and contaminants analysis of plastics can be carried out easily, even by users who are not familiar with FTIR measurement. - Smooth analysis of degraded plastics is possible by using Shimadzu proprietary UV-damaged and thermal-damaged plastics libraries.

Introduction

Plastic materials are one of the various types of contaminants that occur in production lines. Although qualitative analysis of most plastic contaminants is possible by using a commercial database, correct identification of plastics which have been degraded (damaged) by ultraviolet (UV) radiation or heat is difficult due to changes in the pattern of the infrared spectrum. The libraries included in Shimadzu FTIR-based Plastic Analyzer contain infrared spectra of plastics that have been damaged by UV radiation and heat, and enable highly accurate qualitative analyses which reflect the state of degradation. This article introduces an example of an analysis of a UVdegraded plastic sample utilizing Plastic Analyzer

January 26, 2021 GMT