Key applications
- Quantitative analysis: Determining the concentration of analytes in a sample by measuring the absorbance of light at specific wavelengths.
- Qualitative analysis: Identifying compounds based on their absorption spectra and characteristic absorption peaks.
- Kinetics studies: Monitoring reaction rates and mechanisms by measuring changes in absorbance over time.
- Protein and nucleic acid analysis: Determining protein concentration, purity, and nucleic acid concentrations for research in biochemistry and molecular biology.
- Environmental monitoring: Analyzing pollutants, organic compounds, and contaminant levels in air, water, and soil samples.
- Pharmaceutical analysis: Quantifying drug concentrations, assessing drug stability, analyzing impurities, and performing dissolution testing.
- Food and beverage analysis: Testing for food additives, measuring color, determining quality parameters, and identifying contaminants.
- Materials science: Characterizing materials, analyzing coatings, studying film thickness, and investigating optical properties of materials.
- Water analysis: Monitoring water quality, analyzing organic and inorganic compounds, and determining pollutants in water samples
- Chemical research: Investigating chemical reactions, analyzing reaction kinetics, and studying molecular interactions in various chemical processes.