FT-IR Spectrometer – SIC – A National Facility of IIT Indore Developed and managed by Atul Singh

SIC

Sophisticated instrumentation center (SIC) was established in September 2011 to expedite the research program at IIT Indore. SIC has now emerged as one of the first such centers in the country providing extensive analytical instrument support to the users of the research fraternity across the country. A major advantage of SIC is its accessibility to the students within the institute as well as to other institutes and industries. A very healthy ratio of students to the time availability on instruments, and quick analysis of external samples makes it a very useful facility.

Model

Bruker ALPHA II

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, also known as FT-IR Spectroscopy, is ananalytical technique used to identify organic, polymeric and in some cases inorganicmaterials. The FT-IR analysis method uses infrared light to scan test samples and observe chemical properties. The Bruker ALPHA II is a compact and modular FT-IR spectrometer for chemically analyze any solid, liquid/gel form of sample.

Applications

This Instrument is used for compound identification by matching the spectra (frequency range between 4000-400 cm-1) of an unknown substance with a reference spectrum.
It is used for trace analysis in raw materials or final products.
FT-IR is used for characterizing the variation in fuel stability of several biodiesel/antioxidant mixture.
It is also utilized for functional group identification in unknown compounds. For example; Ketones, Aldehydes, Carboxylic Acids and so on.

Handled by Mr. Kunal Bhadra

kunalb@iiti.ac.in