Simultaneous determination of stable carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen isotopes in cellulose.

  • N. J. Loader*
  • , F. A. Street-Perrott
  • , T. J. Daley
  • , P. D.M. Hughes
  • , A. Kimak
  • , T. Levanič
  • , G. Mallon
  • , D. Mauquoy
  • , I. Robertson
  • , T. P. Roland
  • , Bellen S van
  • , M. M. Ziehmer
  • , M. Leuenberger
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A technological development is described through which the stable carbon-, oxygen-, and nonexchangeable hydrogen-isotopic ratios (δ(13)C, δ(18)O, δ(2)H) are determined on a single carbohydrate (cellulose) sample with precision equivalent to conventional techniques (δ(13)C 0.15‰, δ(18)O 0.30‰, δ(2)H 3.0‰). This triple-isotope approach offers significant new research opportunities, most notably in physiology and medicine, isotope biogeochemistry, forensic science, and palaeoclimatology, when isotopic analysis of a common sample is desirable or when sample material is limited.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)376-380
Number of pages0
JournalAnal Chem
Volume87
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jan 2015

Keywords

  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Cellulose
  • Hydrogen
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Oxygen Isotopes

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