Package A: Random Reflectance Analysis

Material verification and carbonization assessment

Package A provides Fusinite's Random Reflectance Analysis, the petrographic method used to verify whether a sample is genuine pyrogenic biocarbon and to detect non-biocarbon material such as fossil carbon contamination.

Random Reflectance measures the distribution of carbonization across 500 individual biochar fragments. Unlike bulk analytical methods that provide a single average value, it shows how uniformly the material has been carbonized and identifies the fraction of highly carbonized inertinite carbon.

Package A is the core method for Fusinite Verified material verification. When Package A is added to the required complementary package, clients can access Fusinite Lens interpretive reporting and Fusinite Verified material verification.

Learn more: https://fusinite.com/products/random-reflectance-analysis

Included analyses

• Random Reflectance Analysis, Ro, 500 points with Kernel Density Estimation, KDE
• Inertinite Carbon, dry wt.%
• Estimated Carbonization Temperature, °C
• Thermal Efficiency Score, THS
• Carbonization Homogeneity Score, CHS
• Digital authentication, verification, and interpretive reporting when combined with the required complementary package

What you receive

• Verification that the material is genuine pyrogenic biocarbon
• Detection of fossil carbon or other non-biocarbon contamination
• Random Reflectance distribution based on 500 measurements
• Inertinite Carbon content
• Estimated Carbonization Temperature
• Thermal Efficiency Score
• Carbonization Homogeneity Score
• Assessment of production consistency and thermal conversion quality

Important

• Package A is essential for material verification, but Package A alone is not sufficient for full Inertinite Benchmarking or carbon credit assessment.
• To receive Fusinite Verified material verification and the full Fusinite Lens interpretive report, select Package A + Package B.
• For the fastest route to receive Fusinite Verified material verification, the full Fusinite Lens interpretive report, and a complete carbon permanence assessment, select Inertinite Benchmarking.