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Diagnostics

Cambridge Isotope expands Ohio isotope plant

by Michael McCoy
August 21, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 32

 

A photo of Cambridge Isotope Laboratories' facility in Xenia, Ohio.
Credit: Cambridge Isotope Laboratories
Cambridge Isotope Laboratories says it operates one of the world's longest distillation systems at its Ohio facility.

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories has completed a 25% expansion of its 13C separation facility in Xenia, Ohio, which it calls the largest such plant in the world. Cambridge Isotope cryogenically liquefies carbon monoxide and distills it through several long distillation columns. The firm uses the resulting 13C-rich CO to synthesize isotope-labeled products for environmental analysis, medical research, and diagnostics.

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