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Sample Methodology

525°C and 750°C Ashing SOP

API Gravity SOP

Bitumen extraction by Soxhlet SOP

Fractionation of Oil or Bitumen extract by Column Chromatography SOP

Elemental Analyzer Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Sulfur

(Gas Comp’s) Gas Chromatograph (GC) Gas Quantitation SOP

Gas Chromatography of Aromatic Hydrocarbons SOP

Gas Chromatography of Saturate Hydrocarbons SOP

GC/MS Analysis of Biomarkers SOP

Loss on Ignition (LOI) SOP

Low Temperature Ashing (LTA) SOP

Major Digestion SOP

Maltene Preparation SOP

Mercury In Coal, Rock, Sediment, and Soil – DMA-80 Analysis SOP

Moisture in Coal SOP

Operation of the ICP-MS Elan 6100

Optima Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer coupled with Elemental Analyzer for Stable Isotope (13C) analysis on solid and liquids SOP

PANalytical X-Ray Diffractometer SOP

Sample Preparation for Analysis by Organic Petrology

Se Analysis and digestion SOP

Sulfur: LECO-SC632 SOP

Trace Digestion SOP