13C analysis of molecular organic substances, a novel breakthrough in analytical sciences

Eric Lichtfouse (1) , Hélène Budzinski (2)

1 ASD - Agronomy for Sustainable Development
2 LPTC - Laboratoire de Physico -& Toxico Chimie des systèmes naturels

The recent development of a novel isotope method, Gas Chromatography-Combustion-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS), allows the direct determination of 13C/12C ratios of any GC-amenable compound occurring at trace levels in very complex mixtures, and thus undoubtedly finds applications in every field aiming at the study of organic substances.

Mots clés: 13C; 2H; 18O; 15N; soil; sediment; alkane; fatty acid; steroid; GC-IRMS; review; pollution; petroleum; drug testing; sport; metabolism; food; nutrition; forensic; perfume; pristane; hopane; C3 plant; C4 plant; plant waxes; soil organic matter; HPLC-IRMS; GC-AED; SNIF-NMR

Domaines: Science des sols; Chimie analytique; Géochimie

Eric Lichtfouse, Hélène Budzinski. 13C analysis of molecular organic substances, a novel breakthrough in analytical sciences. Analusis, 1995, 23, pp.364-369. ⟨hal-00192955⟩