8700 LDIR Chemical Imaging System

Emerging contaminants such as microplastics require innovative analysis techniques. Applying quantum cascade laser spectroscopy, the Agilent 8700 Laser Direct Infrared (LDIR) Chemical Imaging System brings unprecedented speed of analysis and ease of use to analytical challenges such as this.

The 8700 LDIR system’s fully automated microplastics workflows are ideally suited to the analysis of microplastic particles in environmental samples, food, and more. By processing samples in minutes or hours, not days, the 8700 LDIR allows a higher sample throughout with minimal operator intervention. This can reduce costs and potential errors, and give you the results you need, fast.

Features

• Highly automated workflows allow you to locate, describe and identify microplastics particles from a range of sample matrices.
• Ability to survey and image large sample areas and then interrogate smaller areas of interest in more detail without changing any optics.
• Fully controlled using Agilent Clarity software, simple load-and-go methods require minimal instrument interaction, and small footprint saves laboratory bench space.
• Inbuilt libraries for real-time spectral matching. Results are updated as spectral acquisition continues.
• Quantum cascade laser (QCL) and thermoelectrically cooled detectors eliminate the need for liquid nitrogen, reducing operating costs and simplifying maintenance.
• On-board ATR allows you to further interrogate unknown particles without removing the sample. Spectra can be exported to external libraries for confirmation of identity.
• Enables expert spectroscopists and trained technicians to analyze and characterize samples rapidly and accurately.