Published 1997 | Version v1
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Development of a thermal method for the measurement of elemental carbon

  • 1. Bern Univ. (Switzerland)
  • 2. Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)

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A thermal method was developed to measure the organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) content of atmospheric aerosols. OC is first oxidized under an O2 flow during a precombustion step and measured with an Non-Dispersive Infrared Analyzer (NDIR). The remaining carbon, defined as EC, is then oxidized at 650oC. (author) 1 fig., 1 tab., 3 refs

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Paul Scherrer Institut annual report 1996. Annex IIIA: solid state research at large facilities

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Paul Scherrer Institut.
Imprint Place
Villigen PSI (Switzerland)
Imprint Title
Paul Scherrer Institut annual report 1996. Annex IIIA: solid state research at large facilities
Imprint Pagination
180 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 55.
Report number
INIS-CH--004

INIS

Country of Publication
Switzerland
Country of Input or Organization
Switzerland
INIS RN
28056831
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
AEROSOLS; CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; INFRARED SPECTRA; OXIDATION; STATISTICAL DATA
Descriptors DEC
CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COLLOIDS; DATA; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; NONMETALS; NUMERICAL DATA; SOLS; SPECTRA

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