Molecular fractionation of ancient organic compounds in deeply buried halites
Please join Prof Mehdi Ostadhassan, Geological Engineering, Kiel University, Germany, in this two-part webinar to learn how his research group is applying submicron IR (O-PTIR) for the study of molecular fractionation of ancient organic compounds in deeply buried halites.
The molecular fractionation of organic compounds through adsorption in minerals has wide implications including tracing the origin of life, carbon sequestration and climate change. Here Prof Mehdi Ostadhassan presents, the first in-situ examination of molecular fractionation within individual crystal inclusions via Optical-Photothermal Infrared (O-PTIR) spectroscopy.
Furthermore, learn, how co-located fluorescence imaging, combined with submicron IR (O-PTIR) revealed a trend in the CH2/C=O and CH3/C=O ratios, conforming with a consistent decrease from the blue fluorescence region to the orange fluorescence region.
Additionally, Dr Mustafa Kansiz, Director of Product Management at Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp, will provide a brief technique overview, covering submicron simultaneous IR+Raman with co-located fluorescence widefield imaging, with advances now delivering sub-500nm IR spatial resolution.
Learn how;
- O-PTIR achieves the same high spatial resolution (sub-micron) of Raman microscopy, but with the rich information content of IR spectroscopy with high sensitivity in seconds
- O-PTIR eliminates many traditional challenges of Raman microscopy, such poor sensitivity of cells and fluorescence interferences
- Co-located widefield epi fluorescence for guided measurements without any sample registration needed
- O-PTIR enables exploration of the synergistic complementarity between IR and Raman while allowing the user to collect submicron IR+Raman spectra simultaneously, from the same spot, at the same time with the same spatial resolution
These breakthrough advances will be presented in this two-part event, together with a range of application examples, from life sciences, to particulates/microplastics, failure analysis and materials sciences.
This webinar will be recorded for later on-demand viewing, with opportunities to ask questions during and after the webinar.
