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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2017.50.6.537

Calibration of δ13C values of CO2 gas with different concentrations in the analysis with Laser Absorption Spectrometry  

Jeong, Taeyang (Natural Science Research Institute, Yonsei University)
Woo, Nam C. (Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University)
Shin, Woo-Jin (Korea Basic Science Institute)
Bong, Yeon-Sik (Korea Basic Science Institute)
Choi, Seunghyun (Korea Basic Science Institute)
Kim, Youn-Tae (Natural Science Research Institute, Yonsei University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.50, no.6, 2017 , pp. 537-544 More about this Journal
Abstract
Stable carbon isotope ratio of carbon dioxide (${\delta}^{13}C_{CO2}$) is used as an important indicator in the researches for global climate change and carbon capture and sequestration technology. The ${\delta}^{13}C$ value has been usually analyzed with Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS). Recently, the use of Laser Absorption Spectrometry (LAS) is increasing because of the cost efficiency and field applicability. The purpose of this study was to suggest practical procedures to prepare laboratory reference gases for ${\delta}^{13}C_{CO2}$ analysis using LAS. $CO_2$ gas was adjusted to have the concentrations within the analytical range. Then, the concentration of $CO_2$ was assessed in a lab approved by the Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme and the ${\delta}^{13}C_{CO2}$ value was measured by IRMS. When the instrument ran over 12 hours, the ${\delta}^{13}C$ values were drifted up to ${\pm}10$‰ if the concentration of $CO_2$ was shifted up to 1.0% of relative standard deviation. Therefore, periodical investigation of analytical suitability and correction should be conducted. Because ${\delta}^{13}C_{CO2}$ showed the dependency on $CO_2$ concentration, we suggested the equation for calibrating the concentration effect. After calibration, ${\delta}^{13}C_{CO2}$ was well matched with the result of IRMS within ${\pm}0.52$‰.
Keywords
Stable carbon isotope; Carbon dioxide; Reference gas; Calibration method; OA-ICOS;
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