Abstract
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was carried out to analyse a commercially available butanenedioic acid (succinic acid) powder. XPS spectra were obtained using incident monochromatic Al Ka radiation at 1486.6 eV. A survey spectrum together with O 1s and C 1s core level spectra are presented. The presence of characteristic carbon and oxygen photoelectrons peaks allows the use these results as a reference for dicarboxylic acids.