Direct LSC method for determination of bio-origin by C-14 measurement

• Published in: Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 314; no. 2; pp. 715 - 719
• Main Authors: Krištof, Romana, Logar, Jasmina Kožar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-11-2017; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Diagnostic Radiology; Hadrons; Heavy Ions; Inorganic Chemistry; Lubricants; Measurement; Methods; Nuclear Chemistry; Nuclear Physics; Physical Chemistry; Scintillation; Scintillation counters; Search engines; Biolubricants; Quench; Monomer resins; Biofuels; Direct LSC method
• ISSN: 0236-5731; 1588-2780
• DOI: 10.1007/s10967-017-5421-9

The aim of the research was to test the generalized direct liquid scintillation spectrometry (LSC) method for bio-origin determination by measurement of C-14. Examples of diversified items with known and unknown bio-origin were measured by liquid scintillation counting and analyzed by procedures, developed for fuel samples. Bio-origin of fuels, lubricants and monomer resins were successfully determined via direct LSC method after simple sample preparation with acceptable accuracy and trueness despite their diversity in color, viscosity, density or chemical composition.