Carbon and Nitrogen Analysis of Environmental Samples
Elemental Analysis is a method used to determine elemental composition of a material. In environmental samples such as soils, scientists are particularly interested in the amounts of two ecologically important elements, nitrogen and carbon. Elemental analysis by the flash combustion technique works...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
MyJoVE Corp
2016.
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| Colección: | JOVE Science Education.
Environmental Science. |
| Acceso en línea: | Acceso a vídeo desde UNAV |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42115516*spi |
| Sumario: | Elemental Analysis is a method used to determine elemental composition of a material. In environmental samples such as soils, scientists are particularly interested in the amounts of two ecologically important elements, nitrogen and carbon. Elemental analysis by the flash combustion technique works by oxidizing the sample with a catalyst through combustion in a high-temperature chamber. The products of combustion are then reduced to N2 and CO2 and detected with a thermal conductivity detector. Unlike other methods for total nitrogen determination (Kjeldahl method) and total carbon determination (Walkley-Black, Heanes or Leco methods), the flash combustion technique does not use toxic chemicals and is therefore much safer to use. This video will demonstrate combustion-based elemental analysis using the Flash EA 1112 instrument from Thermo Fisher Scientific. |
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