Ohio State University Installation
The Lal Carbon Center at Ohio State University plan to use their new Sercon INTEGRA2, recently installed by Senior Engineer Dave Harris, for agricultural testing purposes.
Mainly looking at 15N and 13C data via combustion but also, they took the Low Temperature Pyrolysis option to look at 18O data. Pyrolysis is normally done at temperatures of 1300-1400C, and it’s unusual but not unprecedented to see this type of analysis on an Integra2.
The mantra of the Lal Carbon Center is “Healthy Soil = Healthy Food = Healthy People = Healthy Ecosystems = Healthy Planet”, first delivered in 2021 at the UNFSS (United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards) Pre-Summit.
The Sercon Interga 2 is the only combined benchtop integrated EA-IRMS.
The Integra2 combines many of the high level design features of our IRMS and EA instruments, including our innovative trapping loop technology, a stainless steel flight tube, thoria coated filament which is resistant to oxidation, and our high sensitivity source is now available as an optional upgrade. This combined EA-IRMS is a product unique to Sercon and provides excellent data without breaking the budget. Capable of analysing samples for both 15N and 13C simultaneously with a 34S or 18O option, the Integra2 provides the most cost effective and easy to use elemental and isotopic analyser available.
