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November 12, 2015 at 8:42 am
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Keymaster
Dear Marc,
SCiO can identify polymers, but with limitations.
Colors may change the IR spectrum, making it impossible to identify the plastic.
Colors may change the IR spectrum, making it impossible to identify the plastic.
For example, many black plastics are not only black in the visible, but also in IR, so practically they have no spectral signature for SCiO to measure.
Nylons should be easier to detect, however that depends on the sample thickness.
Regards,
Ayelet Hillman
ConsumerPhysics
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Ayelet.