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- Title
Evaluating the accuracy and reliability of compound‐specific carbon isotopic analysis using gas chromatography‐combustion‐isotope ratio mass spectrometry with the addition of a reduction furnace.
- Authors
Cao, Yunning; Liu, Hu; Hu, Jing; Wang, Zheng; Zhu, Mengshu; Liu, Xu; Yang, Kaili; Gan, Haijiao; Liu, Weiguo
- Abstract
Rationale: Gas chromatography‐combustion‐isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS) is widely used for compound‐specific carbon isotopic analysis. However, current isotopic analysis systems utilize the GC IsoLink combustion reactor, and independent reduction furnaces are not implemented. Therefore, whether this limitation in furnace use affects the precision of compound‐specific carbon isotopic analysis needs to be evaluated. Methods: We attempted to add a separate reduction furnace to the GC IsoLink interface and compared the δ13C values of n‐alkanes (including C and H elements), fatty acid methyl ester (including C, H, and O elements), caffeine (USGS61 and USGS62, including C, H, O, and N elements), and 9‐ethylcarbazole (including C, H, and N elements) before and after the addition of the reduction furnace using the GC IsoLink combustion reactor. Results: For n‐alkanes and fatty acid methyl esters, the δ13C differences between the measured values and their standard values were basically falling within 0.5‰ whether or not an independent reduction furnace was added. However, for the nitrogen‐containing compounds (caffeine and 9‐ethylcarbazole), the δ13C differences between the measured values and their standard values were much larger without an independent reduction furnace (1.0–3.71‰ for USGS61, 1.78–2.19‰ for USGS62, and 0.39–1.13‰ for 9‐ethylcarbazole) than with a reduction furnace (−0.31–0.68‰ for USGS61, −0.44–0.06‰ for USGS62, and −0.04–0.25‰ for 9‐ethylcarbazole). Conclusions: The addition of an independent reduction furnace had no significant effect on the δ13C of n‐alkanes and fatty acid methyl esters, but it had a significant effect on the δ13C of nitrogen‐containing compounds. It is suggested that GC IsoLink needs an independent reduction furnace to effectively eliminate the interference of NOx on CO2 isotopic determination to improve the accuracy of δ13C for nitrogen‐containing compounds.
- Subjects
ISOTOPIC analysis; CARBON isotopes; COMBUSTION kinetics; CARBON analysis; MASS spectrometry; FATTY acid methyl esters; FURNACE atomic absorption spectroscopy
- Publication
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry: RCM, 2023, Vol 37, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
0951-4198
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/rcm.9450