Check Nicolet's website [ http://www.nicolet.com <http://www.nicolet.com> ] application notes. For effuent monitoring with FTIR you need to determine the spectral line(s) of interest and set up instrument parameters to capture and record changes. Knowledge of the process in question as well as the 'chemical processing equipment', etc. is necessary in order to set up a procedure. Chemical standards: For quantitative results you may need to create your own concentration standards. Paper standards: If the effluent is toxic, the EPA or private environmnetal organizations may have some information. Hazmet analysis texts are also available. David Sterner
-----Original Message----- From: lcr...@tuvam.com [mailto:lcr...@tuvam.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:41 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Are there any standards written for FTIR analytical methods. All, I have seen lots of papers available on using FTIR analysis in particular situations, but I have been unable to find any general standards on the use of FTIR Analysis equipment in a general sense or in the specific sense of monitoring effluent from a piece of chemical processing equipment. (FTIR = Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy) Is anyone aware of an organization that may have written such a standard test method? TIA Lauren Crane * Regional Manager for Machinery Evaluation * TÜV Product Service \ TÜV America * 1401 Wesson Cove, Cedar Park, TX 78613 * Phone 512 401-4922 Fax 512 401-9167
