Low-temperature sealed tube combustion of gaseous, liquid and solid organic compounds for 13C/12C and 14C analysis

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-170

  Ertl, Siegmund ^a   Spitzy, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analysis; Carbon 13; Carbon 14; Low temperature combustion; Organic carbon; Sealed tube

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEROXYDISULFATE POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; SULFATE;

COMBUSTION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; INCINERATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; INCINERATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFATES; TEMPERATURE;

ARUNDINARIA;

EID: 3242743654     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010410001671023     Document Type: Article

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