| Science is a very intricate field and scientists are | | | | Nurse' its name is actually derived from 3 of the |
| always trying to discover new things and | | | | main (primary) elements that the device can |
| compounds. Scientific machinery is very complex | | | | measure: C (Carbon), H (Hydrogen), N (Nitrogen)... |
| and their functions entirely unique. One thing that | | | | However they are not the only three substances |
| scientists often need to do is work out the | | | | that can be measured by the analyzer, it is also |
| composition and the elemental composition of | | | | capable of measuring S (Sulphur) and O (Oxygen). |
| substances or materials. This is something they | | | | The machine is able to measure compositions by |
| need to do to help them understand what things | | | | using combustion to break the substance down, |
| are made of and how they work, without their | | | | the combustion process actually breaks down the |
| knowledge advancing we would not have scientific | | | | targeted substance into compounds, the |
| breakthroughs, if they could not study things in | | | | compounds are very simple in composition and |
| detail we would have less cures for disease and | | | | are easy for the analyzer to measure. |
| less information about our past and the way the | | | | Samples of Organic Carbon can also be measured |
| world was. | | | | by using the CHN Analyzer by using a solvent to |
| There are special machines available to them that | | | | separate out inorganic Carbon. They are very |
| specialise in detailing the elemental composition of | | | | specialist machinery that you are not likely to see |
| materials and substances, they are called CHN | | | | one in your everyday places. |
| Analyzers. CHN stands for 'Certified Hemodialysis | | | | |