Vibrational Spectroscopy (Allentown Lab)

Vibrational spectroscopy encompasses a variety of fast non-destructive identification methods that detect chemical bonds and produce data that can be used like a molecular fingerprint.

Intertek Allentown has over 30 years of experience using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Raman, and Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for the characterization of polymers and chemical systems. This expertise enables the identification of materials, characterization of surface contamination and defects, and real-time monitoring of curing and chemical reactions. These techniques are combined with microscopy to enable the characterization of complex systems and identification of small features.

Analysis of unknown materials is supported by an extensive collection of forensic, pharmaceutical, industrial, and chemical spectrum libraries with over 430,000 total reference spectra. Several of these libraries were developed in-house and are not available outside of Intertek.