COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND EMERGING

TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB,

LAHORE

FTIR Spectrometer Analysis

Lab Report 3

Submitted By: M. Hamza Ayyub

E14-301
Jawad Ahmad
E14-314

Submitted To: Dr. Mohsin Ali Raza

Date: 21 March, 2016

DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGY & MATERIALS

ENGINEERING
Statement
Obtain infrared spectrum of the given sample and identify peaks in the spectrum to find the type
of polymer.

Instrument
FTIR spectrophotometer
Light Source
Beam Splitter
Two coated mirror
Detector

Principle

Electromagnetic radiations is used as a prob to obtain infromation about atoms and molecules
that are too small to see. If the frequencty of radiations match with the radations of sample the
light will be absorbed and other will be transmitted. We see sudden peaks due to the presence of
different functional groups like double bond, triple bond, alcohol, carboxylic group, ketone,
aldehyde and ether etc. These signals are separated by using computer.
Applications
FTIR is used for

Quantitative analysis
Astronomical Measurments
Determination of molecular straucture

1) Polystryrene (PS)

Given Spectra
Extract from Literature

2) Polypropylene
Given Spectra
Extract from Literature
3) Saturated Polyester
Given Spectra

Extract from Literature

 4) High Density Polyethene
Given Spectra

Extract from Literature

 5) Low Density Polyethen
Given Spectra

Extract from Literature

6) PMMA
Given Spectra

Extract from Literature

7 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
Given Spectra

Extract from Literature

8 Acrylbutadiene nitrile rubber

Extract from Literature

9 Epoxy

Extract from Literature

10) Nylon

Extract from Literature

11) PTFE

Extract from Literature

Discussion:
The polymeric materials show the different behavior upon analysing FTIR spectrometer as they
show different peaks which are sudden and short and broad in area. Using this we can
differentiate polymeric materials as like human finger prints. As the sudden peaks in the range of
3500 to 2500 Hertz frequency sharp peaks of C-H, O-H and N-H are observed.
The sudden peaks in the range of 1800 to 1400 Hertz frequency show the presence of triple bond
in the polymeric material. In contrast with these peaks the peak of carboxylic group COOH- is
broad in area. We get these peaks as the absorption of light passed through them. This absorption
is done as the frequency of FTIR spectrometer becomes equal to the frequency of the presence of
double bond, triple bond, amine, aldehyde, ketone, ether, and carboxylic group. The same energy
is absorbed and the remaining is passed as coming from the source. Using this we differentiate
all the given polymeric materials.
References
(Polystyrene)

Akelah, A., & Sherrington, D. C. (1981). Application of Functionalized Polymers in Organic

Synthesis. Chem. Rev., 81(6), 557-587.
HDPE and LDPE
http://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/FreeSnell/polyethylene.html

(PP)
Yamashita T, Watanabe M, Kojima R, Shiragami T, Shima K, et al. (1998) Benzophenone-
photosensitized alkylation of arylalkenes with acetone, dimethyl sulfoxide, and their related
compounds in the presence of tert-butylamine. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 118: 165-171.

(PTFE)

James L. Lauer and Bruce G. Bunting Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York and
William. R. Jones, Jr. Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio Prepared for the 1987 Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Lubrication Engineers Anaheim, California, May 11-14,
1987

(PMMA)

1. H. Takahashi, J. Hiraishi, N. Ishii: Bunkou Kenkyuu (Spectroscopy Research) 25, 153

(1976).
2. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, Shinjikkenkagaku Kouza, Kiso Gijutsu 3 Hikari
[II] (New Experimental Chemistry Lecture - Basic Technology 3: Optics II), p337, Maruzen Co.,
Ltd.

(EPOXY)

1. Fidelus JD, Wiesel E, Gojny FH, Schulte K, Wagner HD. Thermo-mechanical properties of
randomly oriented carbon/epoxy Nano composites. Composites A 2005; 36(11):1555-1561.
2. Shen J, Huang W, Wu L, Hu Y, Ye M. The reinforcement role of different amino-
functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes in epoxy Nano composites. Composites Science
and Technology 2007; 67(1516):3041-3050.
(Polyester)

Materials Science Polymers "Polyester", book edited by Hassam El-Din M. Saleh, ISBN
978-953-51-0770-5, and Published: September 26, 2012 under CC BY 3.0 license. The
Author(s).
Unsaturated Polyester Resin for Specialty Applications by Bharat Dholakiya
DOI: 10.5772/48479

(NYLON)

Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Estonia

(SBR)

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Print version ISSN 0104-6632
Braz. J. Chem. Eng. vol.26 no.1 So Paulo Jan. /Mar. 2009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-66322009000100003

(ANBR)

RP24.07 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (34% Acrylonitrile) RP28.08 Acrylonitrile Butadiene

Rubber Phenolic Resin Blend (70:30)
By Jason Davies
From The Rapra Collection of Infrared Spectra of Rubbers, Plastics and Thermoplastic Elastomers,
Third Edition