Why XRF Is Not Suited To Organic Compound Analysis
Organic compounds are mainly made up of light elements such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. These elements are difficult or impractical for standard XRF systems to measure reliably, especially hydrogen, which XRF cannot detect. Because of this, XRF cannot identify organic compounds in the same way techniques designed for molecular analysis can.
XRF can still be useful when an organic material contains inorganic elements or contaminants, such as metals, minerals, fillers, or additives. However, it will report the elemental composition rather than naming or measuring the organic compound itself.
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