Assessing the blank carbon contribution, isotope mass balance, and kinetic isotope fractionation of the Ramped Pyrolysis/Oxidation instrument at NOSAMS
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2017-03Author
Hemingway, Jordon D.
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Galy, Valier
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Gagnon, Alan R.
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Grant, Katherine E.
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Rosengard, Sarah Z.
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Soulet, Guillaume
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Zigah, Prosper
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McNichol, Ann P.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/8953As published
https://doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2017.3Abstract
We estimate the blank carbon mass over the course of a typical Ramped PyrOx (RPO)
analysis (150 to 1000 °C; 5 °C×min-1) to be (3.7 ± 0.6) μg C with an Fm value of 0.555 ± 0.042
and a δ13C value of (-29.0 ± 0.1) ‰ VPDB. Additionally, we provide equations for RPO Fm and
δ13C blank corrections, including associated error propagation. By comparing RPO mass-weighted mean and independently measured bulk δ13C values for a compilation of environmental
samples and standard reference materials (SRMs), we observe a small yet consistent 13C
depletion within the RPO instrument (mean – bulk: μ = -0.8 ‰; ±1σ = 0.9 ‰; n = 66). In
contrast, because they are fractionation-corrected by definition, mass-weighted mean Fm values
accurately match bulk measurements (mean – bulk: μ = 0.005; ±1σ = 0.014; n = 36). Lastly, we
show there exists no significant intra-sample δ13C variability across carbonate SRM peaks,
indicating minimal mass-dependent kinetic isotope fractionation during RPO analysis. These
data are best explained by a difference in activation energy between 13C- and 12C-containing
compounds (13–12ΔE) of 0.3 to 1.8 J×mol-1, indicating that blank and mass-balance corrected
RPO δ13C values accurately retain carbon source isotope signals to within 1 to 2‰.
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Preprint: Hemingway, Jordon D., Galy, Valier, Gagnon, Alan R., Grant, Katherine E., Rosengard, Sarah Z., Soulet, Guillaume, Zigah, Prosper, McNichol, Ann P., "Assessing the blank carbon contribution, isotope mass balance, and kinetic isotope fractionation of the Ramped Pyrolysis/Oxidation instrument at NOSAMS", 2017-03, https://doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2017.3, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/8953Related items
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