A Highly Portable and Inexpensive Field Sampling Kit for Radiocarbon Analysis of Carbon Dioxide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9245245 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M H Garnett (0000-0001-6486-2126), Josephine-Anne Newton, Thomas C Parker (0000-0002-3648-5316) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1355-1368 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/rdc.2021.49 |
| OpenAlex | W3173673247 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
Radiocarbon ( 14 C) analysis of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) can be extremely useful in carbon cycle studies because it provides unique information that can infer the age and source of this greenhouse gas. Cartridges containing the CO 2 -adsorbing zeolite molecular sieve are small and highly portable, which makes them more suitable for field campaigns in remote locations compared to some other CO 2 collection methods. However, sampling with molecular sieve cartridges usually requires additional equipment, such as an infrared gas analyser, which can reduce portability and pose limitations due to power demands. In addition, 14 C analysis of CO 2 is increasingly being used in field experiments which require high numbers of replicate CO 2 collections, placing extra pressure on an expensive and cumbersome collection apparatus. We therefore designed and built a molecular sieve CO 2 sampling kit that utilizes a small, low power CO 2 sensor. We demonstrate the reliability of the new kit for the collection of CO 2 samples for 14 C analysis in a series of laboratory and field tests. This inexpensive sampling kit is small, light-weight, highly portable, and has low power demands, making it particularly useful for field campaigns in remote and inaccessible locations
Analyser · Carbon dioxide · Carbon fibers · Cartridge · Chromatography · Greenhouse gas · Molecular sieve · Process engineering · Radiocarbon dating · Remote sensing · Software portability · Telecommunications · Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics · Chemistry · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis · Materials Science · Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics · Geology
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Processing of CO 2 Samples Collected Using Zeolite Molecular Sieve for 14 C Analysis at the Nerc Radiocarbon Facility (East Kilbride, UK)
Discussion Reporting of 14 C Data
Report of the Tiri Workshop, Saturday 13 August 1994
Advances in the Radiocarbon Analysis of Carbon dioxide at the Nerc Radiocarbon Facility (East Kilbride) using Molecular sieve Cartridges
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |