Abstract
Dr. Gary Heiftje has written a text book on Analytical Chemistry which some consider to be a classic. That textbook contains one sentence on near-infrared spectroscopy which states that “The NIR is generally a useless region for an analytical chemist.” While this statement is indeed correct for classical studies for functional group assignment, laboratory technicians and process engineers out-perform conventional spectroscopy time and time again by using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for routine analysis. NIR analysis, or NIRA as it is called by some, relates NIR diffuse reflectance or transmission spectra to analyte concentrations. It is, therefore, primarily a quantitative technique, although it can be used for qualitative purposes as well.
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Buchanan, B.R., Perkins, J., Honigs, D.E. (1988). Near-infrared used in process chemistry. In: Beecher, G.R. (eds) Research Instrumentation for the 21st Century. Beltsville Symposia in Agricultural Research, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2748-3_11
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