Why is this important? Food can exhibit off-odors and off-flavors. This can result from spoilage or contamination. using the wrong ingredients can cause contamination. In addition, These can occur from a number of different sources.
For example, process lines that were not cleaned properly, packaging materials that are defective, or a host of other possibilities. Identifying the responsible organic compounds is an important part of conducting a root cause analysis. Applying the correct metrology tools is a key part of this process. Particularly if we want to investigate the covalent bonds that may be an issue.
Another example where covalent bonds are important is in the investigation of organic materials used in semiconductor processes. In many cases semiconductor thin films are metallic (e.g. Cu or Al) or inorganic in nature. For eaxmple, SiO2, or SiON. However, it is increasingly common to find organic materials with covalent bonds being used (e.g. insulating dielectric films). Therefore, bringing the strongest and most appropriate metrology to address bonding and contaminant problems in such covalent films is desirable
Eurofins EAG has state-of-the-art instruments useful in testing the nature of covalent bonds. These metrology tools includes FTIR, NMR, XPS, LC/MS, GC/MS and other mass spectrometry techniques such as MALDI or TOF-SIMS.