The research of optical characteristics of bee bread honeycombs

The results of the research of optical characteristics of bee bread honeycombs using infrared spectroscopy were presented. The study described the design and principle of operation of IK-Fourier spectrometer. The research of optical characteristics of bee bread honeycombs in all ranges of infrared radiation was carried out in a Perkin Elmer Frontier spectrometer. For carrying out the research, the combs of 50×50 mm size filled with beebread were formed from honeycombs that had been drained from honey beforehand, after which one of the samples was subjected to convective drying for 50 hours. The technique of carrying out the research and general view of the installation during the research of optical characteristics of bee bread honeycombs was described. According to the results of the study, spectral characteristics of bee bread honeycombs were constructed. Received results of the research showed that bee bread honeycombs were good absorbers of IR energy. From the data obtained it can be seen that with increasing wavelengths the value of the reflection coefficient increases...