Shimadzu: Deteriorated plastic discrimination: Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer
Shimadzu:
Plastic deterioration evaluation that can identify the type of plastic that has deteriorated due to ultraviolet rays or heating
Released the system “Plastic Analyzer”.
Plastic deterioration evaluation system:
It is expected to be used for analysis of foreign substances mixed in manufacturing processes of various industries such as electronic parts, pharmaceuticals, and foods, and deterioration analysis of plastics used in products.
Analysis of microplastic waste:
It can also be used to analyze microplastic waste, which is one of the causes of marine pollution.
The price excluding consumption tax starts from 3.9 million yen.
We aim to sell 50 systems a year.
Product specifications:
Detects reflected and transmitted infrared light from a sample, and can identify, quantify, and estimate chemical structures from wavelengths.
The company’s Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer is combined with a newly developed database (DB) that can identify UV-deteriorated plastics.
Identification is performed by collating with the data created in advance.
UV-deteriorated plastic DB:
With the cooperation of the UV irradiator manufacturer
For 14 typical plastics such as polypropylene
DB created by irradiating with ultraviolet rays for multiple hours,
For the first time in the industry, it is equipped with a DB of UV-deteriorated plastic.
Conventionally, there was only a DB of plastic in a normal state and deteriorated by heating.
New switch
SHIMADZU CORPORATION :
Shimadzu’s New FTIR-Based Plastic Analyzer Simplifies Evaluation of Plastic Degradation Ideally Suited for Analyzing Microplastics or Contaminants
Shimadzu
announces the release of the Plastic Analyzer, a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer for evaluating plastic degradation.
The system
comprises an IRSpirit FTIR spectrophotometer,
a Thermal-damaged plastics library,
a UV-damaged plastics library (newly released),
a Plastic Analyzer method package (newly released),
and a QATR-S single-reflection ATR accessory for the IRSpirit series.*
This all-in-one package
includes all the hardware and software necessary for analyzing microplastics, contaminants, and other plastic substances that have been degraded by UV light or heat.