TY - JOUR AU - Kucheryavskiy, Sergey AB - ABSTRACT A feasibility study on using Raman spectral imaging for visualization and analysis of filler distribution in chalk filled polypropylene samples has been carried out. The spectral images were acquired using a Raman spectrometer with 785 nm light source. Eight injection‐molded samples with concentration of chalk 25% and 50% were used in the experiment. Two methods for spectral unmixing were applied to the images and both revealed almost identical distribution maps over the samples’ surface. The maps also correlated with the ones obtained for several separated peaks, typical for the chalk and the polypropylene. The revealed distribution patterns show the same trend for each concentration level and agree with theoretical explanation of plastic flow into an injection molding tool. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016, 133, 43016. TI - Using Raman spectroscopic imaging for non‐destructive analysis of filler distribution in chalk filled polypropylene JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science DO - 10.1002/app.43016 DA - 2016-02-15 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/using-raman-spectroscopic-imaging-for-non-destructive-analysis-of-RTfY27VIFZ SP - n/a EP - n/a VL - 133 IS - 7 DP - DeepDyve ER -