Materials Identification
Materials identification can be used to determine the components of an unknown material, confirm the identity of a suspect material, or to identify differences in similar materials. An unknown material is often the underlying cause of many difficult problems in plastics and polymers. The goal of material identification is to understand the chemistry of the major components. Chemir has developed expertise in identifying and characterizing unknowns in plastic and polymeric materials through analytical techniques and expert interpretations.
We tackle organic materials testing and identification using FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy or pyrolysis GC/MS to determine the chemical family and functional groups through library matching and fundamental spectral interpretation. We can also identify the inorganic components using a SEM equipped with EDXA to determine the elemental profile.
Once the material testing is complete and data is collected, our experienced scientists interpret the results. Chemir's Ph.D. chemists bring over 25 years of polymer and plastic analytical experience. They are skilled at effectively communicating information to our clients, providing useful results regarding the unknown material.