Variation of the Carbon Isotope Composition in Some Natural Processes

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.advisor	Thode, H. G.	-
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, Edwin William	-
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-24T20:48:40Z	-
dc.date.available	2019-03-24T20:48:40Z	-
dc.date.issued	1955-10	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24144	-
dc.description.abstract	The variation in the carbon isotope composition of the cap rock of Texas and Louisiana sulphur wells was investigated by means of a simultaneous collection mass spectrometer. These rocks showed anomalously large depletions in C-13. The isotope depletion in the decarboxylation of pyruvic acid, both by chemical means and by bacteria, was measured and the isotope composition of the carbon dioxide released was found to be similar to that of the cap rock. The hypothesis is advanced that the carbonate of the cap rock may have originated by the precipitation of carbon dioxide released in the bacterial decarboxylation of an organic substrate.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	isotope	en_US
dc.subject	carbon	en_US
dc.subject	Texas	en_US
dc.subject	cap rock	en_US
dc.subject	sulphur wells	en_US
dc.subject	Louisiana	en_US
dc.subject	mass spectrometer	en_US
dc.subject	decarboxylation	en_US
dc.title	Variation of the Carbon Isotope Composition in Some Natural Processes	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Chemistry	en_US
dc.description.degreetype	Thesis	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Science (MSc)	en_US
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