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@ARTICLE{Iannone:60710,
author = {Iannone, R. and Koppmann, R. and Rudolph, J.},
title = {{A} technique for atmospheric measurements of stable carbon
isotope ratios of isoprene, methacrolein, and methyl vinyl
ketone},
journal = {Journal of atmospheric chemistry},
volume = {58},
issn = {0167-7764},
address = {Dordrecht [u.a.]},
publisher = {Springer Science + Business Media B.V},
reportid = {PreJuSER-60710},
pages = {181 - 202},
year = {2007},
note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
abstract = {A technique was developed to measure stable carbon isotope
ratios (C-13/C-12) of light volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) such as isoprene, methacrolein (MACR) and methyl
vinyl ketone (MVK) using gas chromatography combustion
isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GCC-IRMS). An automated
sampling and cryofocussing system allowed for the extraction
of VOCs from air samples of up to 140 L of air collected
over 3 h, and the subsequent C-13/C-12 analysis of the VOCs
by GCC-IRMS. Chromatography using selective transfer between
two columns was used to improve the separation for selected
compounds, increasing peak resolution and attaining less
noisy baselines. Still, some target compounds could not be
completely separated from co-eluting peaks. To reduce the
bias of isotope ratio determinations, which can result from
incomplete peak resolution, a peak-fitting procedure has
been developed. In cases of overlapping peaks or substantial
baseline drift, this peak fitting allows more accurate
determination of isotope ratios than conventional
integration schemes. Comparisons between off-line IRMS
measurements and a peak-evaluation procedure using a
prepared VOC gas-phase standard show that isotope ratios
derived from large (> 1 ng of carbon per peak) and
well-resolved peaks have a reproducibility of +/- 0.3 parts
per thousand. With smaller masses in the range of 0.1-1 ng
of carbon, reproducibility decreased to +/-(0.5-0.8)parts
per thousand. For a 140 L sample of air, such small masses
of carbon correspond to mixing ratios in the low pptV range.
The developed measurement technique was applied to a small
set of ambient air samples taken during hot, sunny periods
from late May to early August, 2005, at Forschungszentrum
Julich, Germany, a semi-rural area. The range of delta C-13
values determined for isoprene, benzene, and toluene are
consistent with those reported in the literature. GCC-IRMS
results of delta C-13 for ambient samples of isoprene, MACR,
and MVK, measured at mixing ratios of 15-280 pptV, are
presented and discussed.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {ICG-2},
ddc = {540},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)VDB791},
pnm = {Atmosphäre und Klima},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK406},
shelfmark = {Environmental Sciences / Meteorology $\&$ Atmospheric
Sciences},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000251874800001},
doi = {10.1007/s10874-007-9087-5},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/60710},
}