- I don’t know if it’s been done, not seeing too many papers, but here’s an idea I’ve been thinking of:
- ”Laser Induced Flame Emission Spectra Spectroscopy of Thin Layer Chromatography Plates”
- BUT…on the cheap-(-ish)
- Most of the quantitative methods use Mass Spectrometry and other expensive systems
- While these work great there is that major valley between the quantitative “it looks like this” and knowing what chemicals are in each square micron etc
- Using a mashed together hybrid of a Lab Bot and a Diode Laser Cutter , as well as a Spectrometer (such as the inexpensive Raspberry Pi Camera Spectrometer you could MAYBE get SOME specific quantitative data
- Would basically subtract the laser’s energy/wavelength from whatever is in the flame then see what you get
- Granted it may be too chaotic and the sensor too primitive to get data, but worth a try and document all the things and whatnot!
--Eric (talk) 20:49, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
