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Soil is the material where corn grows. This sounds to be a simple sentence, but keep in mind, that a big part our food is directly or indirectly coming from plants that are sown, grown and harvested in agricultural soil. For modern agriculture especially when including environmental concerns, the chemical analysis delivers very important parameters for a complete characterisation of soil. LECO is the specialist for CNS and moisture/ash analysis in soil, as well as for Carbon species analysis like TOC/TIC or according to EN 17505 TOC400, ROC, ROC900 and TIC 900.
Your TOC analysis has never been easier with LECO’s solutions
Carbon is an essential building block of life on our planet. The amount of Carbon present is an important factor in soils and agriculture samples.
The determination of TOC in solids has recently become ever more important, not just for evaluating wastes but TOC content measurements are also an important aspect of assessing soils.
The Carbon present in soil organic matter is referred to as organic Carbon. Soil organic Carbon is a vital component of productive agriculture. In addition sequestration of Carbon in agricultural soils has been recognised as a tool to mitigate climate change.
LECO provides innovative and timesaving analytical instrumentation for the analysis of organic Carbon content.
Specific Advantages Including
- Market leading analytical performance
- Simplified sample preparation
- Robust & reliable instrumentation
- Unsurpassed instrument flexibility
- Adhering to all the current standards, such as ISO 10694, BS EN 17505 and EN 15936
Instrument Portfolio for TOC Analysis
CS744 // Carbon analysis by combustion
Redefine the way you determine carbon in soils and plant tissues with our 744 series. Using extensive customer feedback and innovative engineering, the 744 takes advantage of our immersive CORNERSTONE® brand software platform and a number of features, ...
... such as an improved IR cell design and available automation, come together to increase usability, lab productivity, and lower your cost-per-analysis.
RC612 // Multi-Phase Carbon And Water Determination
Get fast, reliable carbon and water determination with our RC612. The RC612 is a resistance furnace multiphase carbon and moisture determinator which quantifies the carbon and moisture present in soils and plant tissues and illustrates the source of several types of carbon.
The RC612 features a state-of-the-art furnace control system, which allows the temperature of the furnace to be stepped and ramped from near ambient to 1,100 °C, in either oxidative or reductive carrier gas. The RC612 utilizes an afterburner furnace that ensures complete combustion of volatile species released at lower primary furnace temperatures.
SC832 // Sulfur And Carbon Analysis
LECO’s 832 series of Elemental Determinators are specifically designed to perform carbon and sulfur analysis of soil, plant tissue and other organic and some inorganic materials. The 832 series is a valuable resource for any laboratory needing fast and accurate analysis.
Request SC832
Methods of TOC analysis include
1. Acid Digestion Method
The most common method for determining TOC is the acid digestion method. By acid treating a sample, usually with hydrochloric acid, which is strong enough to react with inorganic carbonates but does not react much with organic Carbon, the inorganic carbonate species within the sample will effervesce as Carbon dioxide. The acid-treated sample and a non-acid-treated sample can both be analyzed using either the LECO C744 series or LECO C832 series for Carbon content. The untreated sample would indicate the total carbon content, while the acid-treated sample’s Carbon content would be the remaining organic Carbon content. The difference between the two samples would be the total inorganic Carbon (TIC) content.
2. Temperature Dependent Method
Another Carbon determination method is temperature dependent. With the temperature dependent method, samples do not need to be pretreated. Organic Carbon combusts to CO2 between 150 °C and 450 °C, while inorganic species combust below 1,000 °C. The RC612 resistance furnace multiphase Carbon and moisture determinator performs this analysis by using a two-step temperature ramping at 450 °C and 1,000 °C without any acid pretreatment of the samples. The CO2 gases are swept through to an NDIR at 450 °C and again at 1,000 °C to determine the TOC and TIC in the sample.
For a more comprehensive exploration of these two methods, as well as an in-depth comparison of LECO instrumentation, please contact us:
On-demand Presentation // Watch the recorded Webinar
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Determination in Soil Using Acid Treatment and Temperature Differentiation
Presented by Jeffery Gast
The presentation will outline TOC determination in soil using two different approaches. First, we will explore the use of acid treatment of the soil to remove carbonates followed by analysis using conventional combustion techniques. Next, we will explore using a ramped furnace temperature approach to differentiate organic and inorganic carbon species. TOC results from both approaches will be presented.
Publication Library
Dive deeper into TOC analysis
Enhance your knowledge with our selection of publications. Discover techniques, comparisons, and applications in our downloadable resources, gaining valuable insights and enriching your understanding of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analysis.
Click to download app note
- "Temperature-Dependent Determination of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in Soil, Rock, and Shale" using RC612
- "Determination of Total Organic Carbon in Soil, Rock, and Shale by Acid Digestion and Combustion" using 832 Series
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If you want to learn more about our products and solutions for TOC analysis, book a free ticket to our Virtual Trade Show, or schedule an online demo for a deeper insight in our instruments.
Your TOC analysis has never been easier with LECO’s solutions
Carbon is an essential building block of life on our planet. The amount of Carbon present is an important factor in soils and agriculture samples.
The determination of TOC in solids has recently become ever more important, not just for evaluating wastes but TOC content measurements are also an important aspect of assessing soils.
The Carbon present in soil organic matter is referred to as organic Carbon. Soil organic Carbon is a vital component of productive agriculture. In addition sequestration of Carbon in agricultural soils has been recognised as a tool to mitigate climate change.
LECO provides innovative and timesaving analytical instrumentation for the analysis of organic Carbon content.
Specific Advantages Including
- Market leading analytical performance
- Simplified sample preparation
- Robust & reliable instrumentation
- Unsurpassed instrument flexibility
- Adhering to all the current standards, such as ISO 10694, BS EN 17505 and EN 15936
Instrument Portfolio for TOC Analysis
CS744 // Carbon analysis by combustion
Redefine the way you determine carbon in soils and plant tissues with our 744 series. Using extensive customer feedback and innovative engineering, the 744 takes advantage of our immersive CORNERSTONE® brand software platform and a number of features, ...
... such as an improved IR cell design and available automation, come together to increase usability, lab productivity, and lower your cost-per-analysis.
RC612 // Multi-Phase Carbon And Water Determination
Get fast, reliable carbon and water determination with our RC612. The RC612 is a resistance furnace multiphase carbon and moisture determinator which quantifies the carbon and moisture present in soils and plant tissues and illustrates the source of several types of carbon.
The RC612 features a state-of-the-art furnace control system, which allows the temperature of the furnace to be stepped and ramped from near ambient to 1,100 °C, in either oxidative or reductive carrier gas. The RC612 utilizes an afterburner furnace that ensures complete combustion of volatile species released at lower primary furnace temperatures.
SC832 // Sulfur And Carbon Analysis
LECO’s 832 series of Elemental Determinators are specifically designed to perform carbon and sulfur analysis of soil, plant tissue and other organic and some inorganic materials. The 832 series is a valuable resource for any laboratory needing fast and accurate analysis.
Request SC832
Methods of TOC analysis include
1. Acid Digestion Method
The most common method for determining TOC is the acid digestion method. By acid treating a sample, usually with hydrochloric acid, which is strong enough to react with inorganic carbonates but does not react much with organic Carbon, the inorganic carbonate species within the sample will effervesce as Carbon dioxide. The acid-treated sample and a non-acid-treated sample can both be analyzed using either the LECO C744 series or LECO C832 series for Carbon content. The untreated sample would indicate the total carbon content, while the acid-treated sample’s Carbon content would be the remaining organic Carbon content. The difference between the two samples would be the total inorganic Carbon (TIC) content.
2. Temperature Dependent Method
Another Carbon determination method is temperature dependent. With the temperature dependent method, samples do not need to be pretreated. Organic Carbon combusts to CO2 between 150 °C and 450 °C, while inorganic species combust below 1,000 °C. The RC612 resistance furnace multiphase Carbon and moisture determinator performs this analysis by using a two-step temperature ramping at 450 °C and 1,000 °C without any acid pretreatment of the samples. The CO2 gases are swept through to an NDIR at 450 °C and again at 1,000 °C to determine the TOC and TIC in the sample.
For a more comprehensive exploration of these two methods, as well as an in-depth comparison of LECO instrumentation, please contact us:
On-demand Presentation // Watch the recorded Webinar
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Determination in Soil Using Acid Treatment and Temperature Differentiation
Presented by Jeffery Gast
The presentation will outline TOC determination in soil using two different approaches. First, we will explore the use of acid treatment of the soil to remove carbonates followed by analysis using conventional combustion techniques. Next, we will explore using a ramped furnace temperature approach to differentiate organic and inorganic carbon species. TOC results from both approaches will be presented.
Publication Library
Dive deeper into TOC analysis
Enhance your knowledge with our selection of publications. Discover techniques, comparisons, and applications in our downloadable resources, enriching your understanding of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analysis. Gain valuable insights by filling out our form to access the download files.
Download App Note
- "Temperature-Dependent Determination of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in Soil, Rock, and Shale" using RC612
- "Determination of Total Organic Carbon in Soil, Rock, and Shale by Acid Digestion and Combustion" using 832 Series
Download Poster
If you want to learn more about our products and solutions for TOC analysis, book a free ticket to our Virtual Trade Show, or schedule an online demo for a deeper insight in our instruments.
Dr. Belen Morales, Head of Analytical Services from the Sheffield Assay Office in an interview with LECO
"[...] I have experience with LECO for years. To summarise is very, very simple. The reason why I bought the last machine from LECO, the Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen analyser was because in the market it’s the best in terms of practicality. The fact that I can do the multi element analysis at the same time for Oxygen, Nitrogen and Hydrogen is a really benefit for me. You do not have this in most other competitors. Also, the aftersales service is something that is perfectly working for LECO. We have service contracts with LECO on all our instruments and are very happy with the aftersales support we get. [...]"
Read the full interview here.
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LiveLab, United Kingdom
"At Livelab we have always used LECO instruments for their accuracy and reliability, but also for their reputation. If a customer knows that we have tested their samples on the LECO, then they have an increased level of confidence in the results that is important to us. I have a bit of a reputation amongst our employees for having a soft spot for LECO instruments, precisely because of their reliability and also their ease to maintain. For us, they are the number one name in CNS determination, and to that end we have two SC144 instruments, two FP528 instruments and one FP628 Nitrogen determinators. Easy to use, rarely goes wrong, easy to fix if it does, and the top name in the industry – why use anyone else?"
Soil is the material where corn grows. This sounds to be a simple sentence, but keep in mind, that a big part our food is directly or indirectly coming from plants that are sown, grown and harvested in agricultural soil. For modern agriculture especially when including environmental concerns, the chemical analysis delivers very important parameters for a complete characterisation of soil. LECO is the specialist for CNS and moisture/ash analysis in soil, as well as for Carbon species analysis like TOC/TIC or according to EN 17505 TOC400, ROC, ROC900 and TIC 900.
From raw materials till finished products, different industries trust LECO rapid and accurate analysers measuring quality and strength on every step of materials transformation process. Learn more about Carbon and Sulfur Analysis by Combustion with the LECO CS744 and CS844, Oxygen/Nitrogen/Hydrogen Detection with the ONH836, Oxygen/Nitrogen determination by Inert Gas Fusion with the ON736, and multi-phase Carbon and Water determination with the RC612.
AMG Superalloys UK Ltd
"AMG Analytical has been working on LECO machines for over 25 years for the determination of O, N, C and S.
We embarked on a project working with LECO to bring Hydrogen testing in-house. The outcome of the project was excellent!
We have now purchased a LECO ONH836 machine and will offer the testing of Hydrogen to its external customers.
In our experience the level of commitment, technical expertise and support provided by LECO is unique within the industry.
We have no hesitation in recommending LECO to any company wishing to improve the efficiency of their operations."
D-Lab
"For our business as an accredited contract laboratory we need very flexible instruments that remain stable in the long run. Flexibility for the ever-changing levels of alloying elements and also for the lack of reference materials. We therefore need a versatile instrument for analysis and research, i.e. possible to separate, and for serving our customer with extended element range. We need top of the range instruments. D-LAB has for a long time used LECO Instruments for analysis of C S N O H.
We are very happy about the ranges that the instrument can handle!"
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Cogne Acciai Speciali S.P.A.
"My company has been using LECO instruments for CSNH analysis since 1973. Thousands and thousands of analyses, through day and night, in a steel shop laboratory… That’s hard work… both for the operator and the analytical equipment.
Since 1973 precision and accuracy are still improving!
Simply a robust and reliable instrumentation! Simply… LECO!"
Wallonian Agronomy Research Center
"The Trumac CN is really good compared to Elementar and Thermo Flash. Here are results of a study I conducted in 2015. LECO TRUMAC is more precise compared to others. One method fits all solid and semi-solid matrix, while with other instruments, the methods need to be customized for each sample matrix!"
Coal Services A.S.
"Our main instruments for 'fuel analysis' are LECO calorimeters AC500 & AC600, LECO TruSpec CHNS together with LECO CHNS628 and Thermogravimetric analyzers LECO TGA601 & TGA701. It could take us as little as 2 minutes per analysis and with the TGA we can simply load samples and continue working on other tasks! LECO understands the importance of our work and provides highly reliable services to keep these instruments in order. Thanks to remote consultation with LECO Service department they are never too far from us when we need help. Simply a great technology partner to have!"
Well-balanced crops require well-balanced soil. While carbon may be the most essential element for organic life, the right ratio of nitrogen and sulfur in the soil along with the carbon can really influence the speed and strength of plant development and growth. With a macro combustion carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur determinator such as LECO's CNS928, those ratios can be discovered easily through fast and precise analysis.
There are countless fertilizers that can be applied to change the ratio of elements in soil, but without knowing the baseline for your soil, you have no practical way of knowing what it needs. LECO's CNS928 can take some of the uncertainty out of soil management.
While helium remains the inert gas of choice for elemental analysis, supply is limited, driving cost up. The CNS928 is designed to support the use of either helium or argon as a carrier gas. The thermal conductivity difference between argon and nitrogen is not as great as the thermal conductivity difference between helium and nitrogen, so the detector is inherently less sensitive when using argon for nitrogen determination, but the CNS928 does offer the option of using a larger 10 cm3 aliquot loop. The 10 cm3 aliquot loop helps to overcome the lower sensitivity of argon carrier gas by optimizing the system for the lowest nitrogen range and provides the best precision.
To see how the CNS928 handles carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur determination with various combinations of carrier gases and aliquot loop sizes, read the app note.