Liquid Scanner - Compact NIR
Spectrometer for liquids
Compact near-infrared spectrometer for liquids
New sensor technology allows compact, cost-effective design & simple operation
The easy-to-use NIR spectrometer, with a footprint barely larger than a postcard, is used both inside and outside laboratories, e.g. in incoming goods or production. The Liquid Scanner explicitly dispenses with many setting options and instead offers the essential functions.
This allows you to create a spectrum of the liquid in less than 1 second and immediately make a statement about the type and quality. The Liquid Scanner serves as a mini-laboratory and is in many cases a simple and cost-effective solution for laboratories. Perfect for anyone who wants to enter the world of NIR spectroscopy.
How the spectrometer works. Transmissive NIR measurement.
The scanning process is started using the software button on the computer. The NIR scanner measures an area of 3 x 3 mm of the liquid in a 10 mm glass cuvette. The glass cuvette is placed in the spectrometer from above through an opening. The measurement is transmissive, i.e. it is measured through the liquid. Our Solid Scanner, on the other hand, measures reflectively. The spectrum generated is an average value of the chemical composition of this liquid.
In this way, different materials can be recognized and differentiated. The spectra can be saved in the open JDX file format and can be processed in many programs, e.g. Microsoft Excel, Mathlab or Spectragryph.
You can find out more about the basic functionality of NIR in our corresponding blog post.
Available options. Standard analysis and customized development.
The scope of delivery of the scanner includes our software solution with the software base module for generation, visualization and storage of NIR spectra. It enables experts to identify substances by interpreting the measured spectrum. However, no expert knowledge is required to use the Liquid Scanner to detect materials.
We offer the use of various applications on this technological basis:
The cluster analysis shows similar spectra in groups. There are very homogeneous groups with little variation in the NIR signal (e.g. green group), but also groups with high variation (e.g. yellow group).
Available options. Standard analysis and customized development.
The Liquid Scanner is an indispensable aid for the quick and reliable determination of batch variations, the initial assessment of damage, competitor analysis or incoming goods inspection.
Similar spectra with different absorption.
Specifications Liquid Scanner
Scope of delivery
| NIR Scanner | Basic data |
|---|---|
| Power supply | USB |
| Communication | USB |
| Dimensions & weight | 120 x 100 x 55 mm, 690 g |
| Operating system | Windows and Mac. Linux on request |
| NIR Scanner | Optical data |
| Wavelength | 900 nm - 1,700 nm |
| Opt. Resolution | type. 10 nm, max. 12 nm |
| Wavelength accuracy | type. ±1 nm (verified with RM-NIR), max. ±2 nm |
| Minimum measurement duration | approx. 500 ms / measurement |
| Sample container | 10 mm glass cuvette |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 5000:1 at 1 sec. Scan |
| NIR Scanner | Output data |
| Data format spectra | JDX, readable and editable with any text editor |
| Basic scope | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | NIR Scanner “Liquid Scanner” |
| Software | User interface including visualization |
| Further options | |
| Accessories | Reflection standard / white standard |
| Accessories | Glass cuvettes |