4a568f41-ab14-475c-b13e-3499277fef79 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:26:37 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Isothermal crystallisation of PLA recorded using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) at various crystallisation temperatures 2025-06-03 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/4a568f41-ab14-475c-b13e-3499277fef79 10.5285/4a568f41-ab14-475c-b13e-3499277fef79 doi: Majerczak, K., Liggat, J.J. (2025). Isothermal crystallisation of PLA recorded using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) at various crystallisation temperatures. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/4a568f41-ab14-475c-b13e-3499277fef79 This dataset contains files of isothermal crystallisation of polylactic acid (PLA). The data was collected using a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, with the temperature range spanning from 80 to 150 °C. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/4a568f41-ab14-475c-b13e-3499277fef79 Majerczak, K. University of Strathclyde k.majerczak3@gmail.com author Liggat, J.J. University of Strathclyde j.j.liggat@strath.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4460-5178 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Majerczak, K. University of Strathclyde k.majerczak3@gmail.com pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher University of Strathclyde EMAIL NOT PROVIDED owner Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication FTIR PLA isothermal crystallisation biodegradable polymers otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Majerczak, K., Liggat, J.J. (2025). Isothermal crystallisation of PLA recorded using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) at various crystallisation temperatures. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/4a568f41-ab14-475c-b13e-3499277fef79 textTable English utf8 environment 2023-04-01 2023-10-31 -8.648 -0.728 54.634 60.861 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/4a568f41-ab14-475c-b13e-3499277fef79 Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/4a568f41-ab14-475c-b13e-3499277fef79.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 The data was collected at the University of Strathclyde using an FTIR spectrometer with a heated stage. The sample was prepared by melting it between two Kapton sheets, using an aluminium oval mould. Then, the sample was placed in liquid nitrogen and placed at the FTIR stage, where it was equilibrated at a given temperature. The FTIR spectra were collected every 1 minute and saved in .csv files.