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Table 3 Technical specifications of benchtop HSI instrumentation used to analyze MP

From: Hyperspectral imaging as an emerging tool to analyze microplastics: A systematic review and recommendations for future development

Instrument (manufacturer)

Wavelength range (nm)

Spatial resolution (μm)

Spectral resolution (nm)

# polymers identified

Reference

Hyspex SWIR 320 hyperspectral camera (Norsk Elektro Optikk)

968–2498

280

6a

11

[54]

13

[56]

SISU Chema XL (SISU Chema)

1000–2500

100

6.3

4

[59]

5.9a

3

[58]

Umbio Inspector (SISU Chema)

1000–2500

300

5

12

[55, 57]

V-NIR-A (Headwall Photonics)

400–1000

NR

2b

1

[60]

V-NIR (Headwall Photonics)

900–1700

NR

3b

5

[61]

G4–428 Hyperspec NIR R (Headwall Photonics)

900–1700

NR

3b

3

[64]

Pika NIR-640 (Resonon Inc.)

900–1700

14.8

2.5

11

[65]

Malvern InGaAs camera (Malvern Panalytical)

960–1662

300, 1000

5.9a

12

[55]

Videometer instrument (Videometer AS)

375–970

60

31.3a

12

[55]

Dark field CytoViva hyperspectral microscope (Cytoviva)

400–1000

0.128b

2

1

[63]

NIR Specim Imspector spectrometer mounted in front of an InGaAs Sensor Unlimited camera

350–2000

25

10

9

[62]

  1. aCalculated from spectral range and sampled wavelengths, b Details from manufacturer, NR not reported