In situ density determination of polyethylene in multilayer polymer films using Raman microscopy

Application note Classification of polyethylene by Raman spectroscopy Authors Application benefits Mohammed Ibrahim, Ph.D., Raman spectroscopy provides molecular level structural information, and is Herman He, Ph.D., advantageous in classifying polyethylene (PE). Sample preparation is minimal. Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA The…

Application Note: 51718 Confocal Raman Microscopy Analysis of Multilayer Polymer Films Paulette Guillory, Tim Deschaines, Pat Henson, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Madison, WI, USA Key Words • Nicolet Almega XR • DXR Raman Microscope • Confocal Raman Microscopy • Dispersive Raman…

Application Note: 51663 Density and Copolymer Content in Polyethylene Samples by FT-NIR Spectroscopy Ján Pásztor, Ladislav Tenkl, Nicolet CZ s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic Todd Strother, Jeff Hirsch, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Madison, WI, USA Introduction Key Words • Antaris • FT-NIR…

XRD investigation of three types of polyethylene films with ARL EQUINOX 100 X-ray Diffractometer Author: Gregory Schmidt, XRD Applications Scientist Introduction Polyethylene (PE) is the most common plastic in use today. In 2017 alone, over 100 million tons of PE…