{"title":"The use of a proprietary organic sample oxidiser to determine 14Co2 and 14C-carbonates of trace level specific radioactivity","authors":"G.E. Lobley , Alexmary Connell , B.T. Watson","doi":"10.1016/0020-708X(85)90026-2","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The specific radioactivity of <sup>14</sup>CO<sub>2</sub> (> 3 nCi mol<sup>−1</sup>) can be determined by conversion to an insoluble carbonate followed by re-evolution of the gas, using a mineral acid, through a proprietary organic sample oxidiser (Packard 306 Oxidiser, Packard Instruments Ltd, Caversham, Berks, U.K.).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":22517,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of applied radiation and isotopes","volume":"36 11","pages":"Pages 905-907"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1985-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0020-708X(85)90026-2","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The International journal of applied radiation and isotopes","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0020708X85900262","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The specific radioactivity of 14CO2 (> 3 nCi mol−1) can be determined by conversion to an insoluble carbonate followed by re-evolution of the gas, using a mineral acid, through a proprietary organic sample oxidiser (Packard 306 Oxidiser, Packard Instruments Ltd, Caversham, Berks, U.K.).