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Comparison of two methods for 14C analysis from essential oils using LSC

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Natural essential oil sample obtained from basil (Ocinum basilicum), and ethanol sample obtained from wine were measured to determine 14C specific activity, using two different sample preparation methods, and liquid scintillation counting method. The paper describes the use of two preparation methods, direct measurement method and CO2 absorption method, and the results obtained for this comparative study. Depending on carbon content of the sample and bubbling time, different correction factors of carbon mass trapped in liquid scintillation cocktail were established for CO2 absorption method.

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This work was performed within the framework of the Experimental Pilot Plant for Tritium and Deuterium Separation (PESTD) from National Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies—ICSI Rm. Valcea.

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    Irina Vagner, Carmen Varlam, Ionut Faurescu, Denisa Faurescu & Felicia Bucura

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Vagner, I., Varlam, C., Faurescu, I. et al. Comparison of two methods for 14C analysis from essential oils using LSC. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 314, 709–713 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5386-8

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