Innovation and Industry

Analytical chemistry: for more open access to data

Chemists examine numerous mixtures of substances using increasingly sophisticated analytical tools that enable them to produce an identity card for the samples (gas, liquid, solid) analyzed. Unfortunately, to store test results, instruments utilize proprietary formats that are difficult to read and use outside of the software provided with these instruments. To simplify access to data, initiatives such as that of the Allotrope Foundation are emerging. An IFPEN team is participating in this initiative and developing open source utilities for chromatography data. Explanations.