FTIR spectrometry has proven to be best-suited to the measurement of compounds such as HF and HCl in effluent environments like those found in the ceramic industry.
A number of processing steps in ceramic manufacturing result in the emission of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) such as acid gases (e.g., hydrofluoric acid, HF; and hydrochloric acid, HCl) that are released in the high-temperature firing steps of the manufacturing process.
