To determine the total protein content in food materials, it is typically necessary to determine a measurement of the total nitrogen content in the sample first, and calculate protein using a factor ...

COMBUSTION to carbon dioxide is part of the preparation of most samples for radiocarbon dating. The procedures so far adopted by dating laboratories for this process have followed the example set by ...

Elemental analyzers are also frequently called combustion analyzers because the combustion of the sample is an essential step of the analysis process. ELTRA analyzers utilize various types of furnaces ...

Researchers have discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of hydrocarbons -- compounds made of hydrogen and carbon atoms. For the first ...