Elemental Analysis, Separation Science, And Metallography News By LECO

Soils TOC: Analysing Acid-Treated Samples is Now Easy as ABC

February 19, 2024

As the concern for global warming has increased over the years, ways to sequester carbon has been top-of-mind for many scientists and researchers. Capturing atmospheric carbon in the form of carbon dioxide, converting it, and storing it in soil would not only help the overall environment, but it could help farmers grow better crops as well.

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Vertical vs Horizontal Furnaces: The Dumas Method for Protein Determination

October 20, 2021

The Dumas method has several advantages over the Kjeldahl method: it is much faster, with much lower operating costs, no real safety issues, and no toxic waste produced. However, there is a debate over which of the two main approaches to the Dumas method is better: a vertical or a horizontal combustion furnace. Determined to settle the question on which method is more precise and offers the most advantages, LECO chemists analyzed many sample types in both an FP828 and an FP928.

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