Is the FTIR for asphaltene important only to target the interpreted functional groups by inhibitors and nanoparticles or there is something else that makes this analysis important in every research ?
IR spectroscopy is primarily used for functional group analysis, although other uses in structure, stereochemistry/geometry are also sought. The interaction is also one such analysis carried through the IR analysis. It also entails into absorption phenomenon, and structural changes in various chemical settings of reactions, nanoparticle, and catalysis domains..