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                               Celebrating 50 Years of



                         Total Organic Carbon (TOC)


                                    Analysis Innovation




            2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the first TOC analyzers    combustion tubes and catalysts and improved ease of maintenance.
            (TOC-100 and TOC-10 models) released by Shimadzu Corporation.   In 1989, the TOC-5000 featured an automatic sample injection
            To commemorate the occasion, Shimadzu is planning a variety of   mechanism that expanded the measurement range from previous
            activities throughout the year.                    ppm levels to ppb levels. That also expanded the applicability of
                                                               TOC measurements to include purified water, making Shimadzu
                                                               the global leader in TOC analyzers. The TOC-V series released
                   TOC 50th Anniversary Website :              in  2000 featured  additional  functionality  for  measuring  solid
                   https://www.shimadzu.com/an/products/
                                                               samples, volatile organic carbon (POC), and total nitrogen (TN),
                   total-organic-carbon-analysis/en/
                                                               which expanded the applicability of TOC analyzers. Today, the
                                                               TOC-L series released in 2011 continues to serve at the forefront of
            A total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer is an analytical instrument   TOC analysis.
            that measures the total amount of organic carbon contained in
            water. It is used for quality control of public drinking water, control
            and evaluation of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, and a
            wide variety of other applications.

            A History of Cutting-Edge Innovation
            The history of Shimadzu TOC analyzers began in 1972 when
            Shimadzu developed and released the TOC-100 automatic water
            quality monitoring system and TOC-10 laboratory total organic
            carbon analyzer. In 1983, Shimadzu released the TOC-500, which
            was the world’s first TOC analyzer with 680°C combustion cat-
            alytic oxidation capability. That significantly extended the life of
                                                                     Shimadzu TOC-10A Total Organic Carbon Analyzer




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