Absolute optical absorption spectra in graphite epoxy by Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 2255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Dubois
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Absorption Spectra ◽  
Photoacoustic Spectroscopy ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectra ◽  
Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

Depth Profile Study of Large-Sized Coal Samples by Fourier Transform Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

1986 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Zerlia
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Depth Profile ◽  
Photoacoustic Spectroscopy ◽  
Modulation Frequency ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Difference Spectra ◽  
Compositional Depth Profile ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

A multidisciplinary approach is demonstrated to elucidate coal weathering at a molecular level. Fourier Transform Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (FT-IR/PAS) provides a technique for a compositional depth profile of coal by simply varying the modulation frequency (mirror velocity) of the light impinging upon the solid surface. In order that the potential of this technique in this field could be evaluated, large-sized coal samples were examined. The PA difference spectra obtained from the spectra taken at different modulation frequencies (i.e., different depths), on a sample aged in air, demonstrate the appearance of negative features in the CH infrared absorption which are indicative of a coal alteration. Therefore, different coal layers can be distinguished by FT-IR/PAS. The application of the same technique to the study of a coal sample heated in air at 200°C allows the detection of different oxidation mechanisms operating inside and outside the coal. Although quantitative results are difficult to obtain, the technique can be successfully proposed for a qualitative description of coal weathering.

Determination of the Orientation of Silanes on Silica Surfaces by Fourier Transform Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

1986 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek W. Urban ◽  
Jack L. Koenig
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Photoacoustic Spectroscopy ◽  
Surface Coverage ◽  
Silica Surface ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Coupling Agents ◽  
Surface Hydroxyl ◽  
Silica Surfaces ◽  
Quantitative Surface Analysis ◽  
Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy has been used for quantitative surface analysis of silica treated with trifunctional coupling agents such as γ-Methacryloxypropyltriethoxysilane (γ-MPS), γ-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (γ-GPS), and γ-Aminopropyltri-ethoxysilane (γ-APS). The calibration curves are obtained for several characteristic bands of the coupling agents. Using a highly polarizable gas in the photoacoustic cell and comparing the spectra with a nonpolarizable coupling gas, it is possible to evaluate orientation of the coupling agents on the silica surface. The type of orientation is a function of the extent of surface coverage. At low surface coverage, coupling agents tend to take a perpendicular orientation with respect to the surface, and increasing surface coverage leads to parallel orientation. Increasing the coupling agent concentration also causes orientational changes of the species which form chemical bonds with the silica surface (hydroxyl, water, and carbonyl groups).

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