Applications of Analytical

Chemistry
Anmol Kaur – U6W

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 Applications of IR Spectroscopy & Paper
Chromatography
IR Spectroscopy
• IR spectroscopy is commonly used in
pharmaceuticals and other consumer
industries to quickly test samples for
unwanted contaminants.
• Infrared spectroscopy is also used across all
biochemical industries, ranging from
medical to food, to test for selected proteins
and other organic compounds.
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Paper Chromatography
• Paper chromatography is mainly used for
determining the purity of various
pharmaceutical products.
• In food and beverages, it is used to detect
contamination.
• In industries, it can be used for separation
purposes.
• In the chemical labs, paper chromatography
is employed to analyze reaction mixture
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 GLC-MS Applications

GLC-MS is a fast and highly reliable

technique that identifies small traces of
substances:
● Analysis of complex mixtures
● Identification of hydrocabons in crude
oil
● Traces pollutants, drugs, biochemical
molecules and toxins.

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 NMR and its uses
Chemistry labs
NMR and Mass spectroscopy
are often used hand in hand to
identify unknown chemical
compounds
Cancer diagnosis
The ability to analyse abnormal
behaviour in the cellular
metabolism allows scientists to
detect the metabolite-based
biomarkers associated with
cancers.
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Food quality
NMR Spectroscopy is widely
used across the industry to map
protein structures, profile amino
acids, identify carotenoids and
quantify metabolites.
Contaminants
Spectrometers are used to
detect and characterise
contaminants in air, soil and
water samples
MRI Scans
The medical imaging technique
is founded in NMR
Spectroscopy and uses the
same basic principles.
Pharmacy
NMR spectroscopy is also used
in the pharmaceutical industry
to check the purity of
compounds
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