Raman Spectroscopy in Process Control
It has been shown that Raman spectral measurements can be used for the on-line monitoring of monomer conversion during polymerization processes. Because of the structure of the spectra, distinct peaks separated by more than 30 cm-1, and because the sample solutions are composed of monomers and polymers in a solvent, this is an application area where Raman spectroscopy can be used for quantitative measurements. Either solvent peaks or monomer/polymer peaks that remain constant throughout the process can be used as internal reference peaks to remove the effects of the laser intensity variations.
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