Rapra publishes rubber IR spectra data

Shawbury, UK - Rapra has published the 3rd edition of its Rapra Collection of Infrared Spectra of Rubbers, Plastics and Thermoplastic Elastomers.

The 442-page book is available from Rapra or from information broker, Research and Markets, at a price of €387.

Rapra says, "For this new edition, the collection has been completely revised and enlarged, with the addition of around 200 new spectra bringing the total number in the library to around 800. A number of improvements in the layout and design of the collection have been made. Some of these, such as a simpler classification system, clearer headings for the spectra, and the insertion of material indexes at the end of each section have been designed to make the library quicker and easier to use.

All the spectra in the collection have been collected and stored at a resolution of 4 cm^-1 and are plotted as percentage transmittance against wavenumber. For the transmission and pyrolyate spectra, the wavenumber range shown is 400 to 4000 cm^-1, whereas for the single bounce, diamond window ATR spectra the range is 650 to 4000 cm^-1.

Rapra says, "This library represents one of the most comprehensive, independent collections of infrared spectra that are commercially available. Drawing on our international reputation as a centre of excellence and compiled by polymer analysts for polymer analysts it has proved, since the first edition appeared in 1992, to be of immense value to users from both academia and industry.

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