Using GC-MS/Combustion/IRMS to determine the 13C/12C ratios of individual hydrocarbons produced from the combustion of biomass materials - Application to biomass burning

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 567-581

  O'Malley, Vincent P ^a,c   Burke, Roger A ^a   Schlotzhauer, William S ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Atmosphere Environment Department   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; GC MS C IRMS; n alkanes; PAH; Stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMBUSTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLEFINS; PARAFFINS; RADIOISOTOPES;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0031581469     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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