A versatile method for the rapid and accurate determination of carbon by high temperature combustion1
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Limnology and Oceanography
- Vol. 24 (1) , 177-183
- https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1979.24.1.0177
Abstract
A method is described for determining carbon by combustion at high temperature. Samples are transferred to the furnace without contamination thus allowing a sensitivity of 0.01 µg C. The precision is good (C.V. 0.5% at 1 µg of C level) and 1–3 samples can be analyzed in 1 min. No prior treatment of samples is necessary for determining total carbon. The method is suitable for routine analysis of carbon in single particles, homogenates, suspensions, and solutions.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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