Our platform is equipped with state-of-the-art instruments that enable accurate and comprehensive analyses of your solid and liquid samples in an environmental matrix.
Laser Direct Infrared (LDIR) Imaging is a device used for the infrared identification and semi-quantification of microparticles—including microplastics, fibers, and other particles—as small as 1 µm.
Its direct infrared laser chemical imaging system enables rapid analysis.
Microplastics measure less than 5 mm. It is often the smaller particles—those measuring less than 100 microns (µm)—that attract the most attention, as they are invisible to the naked eye and can enter the food chain.
The LDIR is the only instrument recognized as an analytical technique in the standards for quantifying microplastics in drinking water (in accordance with European Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption (EDCH)).
It can also analyze the presence of microplastics in soil, in the air, and in food.
You will receive the IR spectrum and identification of your microparticles, allowing for a comparison with the MicroMatrix database (owned by Plastic at Sea), which catalogs the various quantities and qualities of microplastics along the major land-to-sea continuums in Europe.
ISO/TC 147/SC 2/JWG 1 standard in progress
XP T 90-968-1 vibrational spectroscopy.
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The Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) instrument uses Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy to rapidly identify and characterize chemical substances, including microplastics, based on their infrared signatures.
ATR-FTIR can be used to identify the composition of microplastics, particularly in environmental samples such as water, sediments, and biological tissues. It is particularly useful for particles larger than 500 µm.
Compatible with international standards such as: ISO 11357 (thermal characterization of polymers) and XP T 90-968-1 (vibrational spectroscopy applied to microplastics)
You obtain an infrared spectrum, which is compared to libraries of spectra to identify the materials present.
The analysis can be qualitative (identification) or semi-quantitative, depending on the experimental conditions.
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