Complex Sample Analysis
Manual, composition-oriented FTIR interpretation for samples that are not easily resolved by ordinary automated search. The analysis may combine targeted library search, examination of overlapping spectral contributions, literature, and analytical experience.
Deeper analysis for difficult samples
When automated search does not give a clear answer, a specialist reviews the spectrum, candidate materials, sample context, and supporting evidence to develop the most defensible interpretation.
Samples with low match scores, ambiguous candidates, or no clear result from automated search.
Multi-component samples where overlapping spectral contributions need to be examined and plausible component hypotheses compared.
Samples with unexpected features that may be related to degradation, contamination, processing, or an unusual matrix.
How the analysis is done
The approach is selected according to the sample and the analytical question rather than applying one fixed method to every case.
Targeted searches and careful inspection of plausible candidates and related material classes.
Examine overlapping bands and test plausible component combinations where the spectral evidence supports doing so.
Use sample information, chemical knowledge, literature references, and analytical experience to evaluate competing interpretations.
What you receive
A written analysis that explains the important spectral evidence, the candidates considered, and the most supported interpretation.
Key spectral features, candidate materials or component classes considered, and the main reasoning.
Detailed interpretation of the spectral evidence with supporting references where they are useful.
The most supported interpretation or candidate identification, with confidence and limitations stated clearly.
Suggestions for targeted follow-up or orthogonal confirmation when FTIR alone cannot resolve the question.
Conclusions follow the evidence available
Complex-sample conclusions depend on spectrum quality, reference coverage, and sample context. FTIR may narrow the possibilities or support a material class without uniquely identifying every component, so critical conclusions may require another analytical method.
Submit your complex sample for analysis
Upload your spectrum file, describe what you know about the sample, and state your analytical question.
