As regulatory requirements tighten and quality expectations continue to rise, demand for high-precision elemental analysis is growing across multiple sectors. To support industry needs, SEAM has expanded its analytical capability with CHNSO elemental analysis, providing accurate quantification of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen across a wide range of materials and applications.
This capability offers a robust, reliable solution for organisations operating in highly regulated and quality-critical environments, from food production and pharmaceuticals to energy, environmental monitoring, and advanced materials research.
Supporting Quality and Compliance in the Food Industry
In the food and agri-food sectors, CHNSO elemental analyzers play a critical role in ensuring product quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
One of the primary applications is protein determination, where nitrogen content is measured using the Dumas method. This approach provides a faster, safer, and more accurate alternative to the traditional Kjeldahl method and is widely used for determining total protein in food and animal feed.
Additional applications include:
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Nutritional labelling and pricing, where accurate elemental measurement supports compliance with international standards and informs pricing models for products such as grain and meat
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Quality control of additives, including sulfur analysis to detect contaminants and verify formulation integrity
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Nutraceutical characterisation, ensuring dietary supplements meet purity and ingredient concentration requirements
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Adulteration detection, using elemental profiling to verify authenticity and identify unknown or adulterated products
As food supply chains become more complex, this level of analytical confidence is increasingly essential.
Energy, Petrochemicals, and Process Optimisation
CHNSO elemental analysis is also widely used in the energy and petrochemical sectors, particularly for assessing fuels such as coal, coke, and biomass. Elemental composition data is used to evaluate calorific value, combustion efficiency, and environmental emission potential.
In refinery environments, a key application involves detecting coke buildup on catalysts, enabling operators to optimise regeneration cycles. This is especially critical in systems using high-value noble metals such as platinum, where early detection can prevent significant financial losses and unplanned downtime.
Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, and Regulated R&D
In pharmaceutical and life sciences applications, CHNSO analysis is essential for verifying the purity, structure, and composition of synthetic drugs and organic compounds throughout R&D and manufacturing.
Modern analytical software supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, making this capability particularly relevant for FDA-regulated laboratories. As regulatory scrutiny continues to increase, reliable elemental analysis remains a cornerstone of compliant product development.
Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability
Environmental applications are another area of growing demand. CHNSO analyzers are used to quantify organic compounds in soil, sediments, and water, supporting pollution assessment and environmental impact studies.
They also enable the measurement of environmental sum parameters such as TOX and AOX in wastewater, helping organisations meet regulatory requirements and support sustainability objectives.
A Capability Designed to Support Industry
By investing in CHNSO elemental analysis, SEAM is responding directly to increasing industry demand for accurate, compliant, and application-driven analytical solutions. This capability strengthens SEAM’s ability to support industrial clients, researchers, and innovators with data they can trust, across a wide range of sectors and challenges.
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