Emanuele Cauda

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Any suggestion for a plastic material mid-IR transparent?

I'm working on the IR region of 600 -1000 for crystalline silica identification and quantification. Silica collected on PVC filters. Filters are generally located inside a plastic cassette (for...

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Can anybody suggest a protocol for accurate interpretation of the raw MOUDI data?

I started using the multistage impactor MOUDI and I wonder about the best ideas for the interpretation of the results considering wall losses. Any suggestion or shared protocol is welcome.

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Does anyone have knowledge on monodispersed silica particles and if their density is 1.8 g/cc?

I need to use spherical particles for calibration of an impactor. I came across a company who sells silica particles of the size of my interest but they claim a density of 1,8 g/cc. Crystalline...

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Can full scan XRD analysis be used for respirable mine dust samples?

I want to identify minerals in dusts collected in different metal mines around the US. The ultimate goal is to identify potential counfounders for the quantification of crystalline silica via...

02 February 2014 6,175 2 View

Multi passage transmission FTIR?

One of the biggest issues in using Transmission FTIR on the quantification of a component of Particulate Matter samples (deposited on filter media) is the sensitivity. I wonder if anybody ever...

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