Materials
We routinely analyze the following substances:
- Solids: Bulk analysis of solids (and some fluids) for δ13C, δ15N, δ34S via thermal decomposition. This includes e.g., soil and rock samples, organic substances, inorganic substances like sulfates, nitrates, or sulfides. Using our high temperature pyrolysis system, we also routinely measure δ18O on nitrates, sulfates, silicates. These measurement typically requires 10 to 20 mug of e.g. N or C etc. The achievable precision depends on the actual material. Typical σ-values range from 0.1 to 0.4 per mil.
- Gases: Our mass spectrometer is equipped with a 6 cup collector, enabling us to measure the isotopic composition of the following gas-species: CO2, CO, SO2, O2, N2, SF6, Extractions and TC/TOC determinations: Upon request, we perform sulfur extraction and conversion to BaSO4 and Ag2S. We also perform total carbon (TC) and total organic carbon (TOC) determinations, on samples with less than 20wt% CaCO3 content. Please contact us for a quote.