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Development of a Semi-Automated System for Routine Preparation of Carbonate Samples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

N Tisnérat-Laborde ,
J J Poupeau ,
J F Tannau  and
M Paterne
N Tisnérat-Laborde*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR CEA-CNRS 1572, Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
J J Poupeau
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR CEA-CNRS 1572, Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
J F Tannau
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR CEA-CNRS 1572, Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
M Paterne
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR CEA-CNRS 1572, Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
*
Corresponding author. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

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We constructed a semi-automated system to transform carbonate samples to CO2, as a means to increase sample-processing capacity. The physico-chemical process includes hydrolysis of carbonate, quantification of the mass of carbon and CO2 collection in a glass ampoule. The system is computer-controlled and monitored, and all the data are stored. A single run of five consecutive samples requires about 3.5 hours. Measurements of 14C concentrations were made on samples of IAEA C-1 Carrara marble to test the reliability of this semi-automated system. These measurements have allowed the determination of the total system background and the memory effect of our system.

Type
I. Becoming Better
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 43 , Issue 2A: Proceedings of the 17th International Radiocarbon Conference (Part 1 of 3) , 2001 , pp. 299 - 304
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