View20 Surface Geochemistry

VOLATILE HYDROCARBONS – C₂ TO C₂₀

Modules adsorb volatile hydrocarbons in the C₂ to C₂₀+ range from micro-seepage, routinely detecting at least 87 different compounds in the sub parts-per-billion range.

WHAT MAKES THE TECHNOLOGY SO SPECIAL?

The technology used by AIPC in its View20 Service is the only technology of its kind. The benefits include:

• Modules detect minute quantities of hydrocarbon in the soil and are the only technology which remains unaffected by water.
• Full range of hydrocarbons can be measured, from C₂ to C₂₀+.
• Extremely low levels of hydrocarbons are detectable.
• Module analysis is performed under strict protocols, ensuring quality data and interpretation to deliver reliable hydrocarbon characterisation.

COMPLETING THE HYDROCARBON SPECTRUM (C₁)

Where the inclusion of C₁ in the service is important, AIPC utilises a separate, cost effective, analytical technology to analyse soil, cuttings or core samples, addressing C₁ as an adjunct to the main analytical program.
The key to a successful C₁ analytical campaign is to first capture sufficient C₁ to permit isotopic determinations.