Carbon isotope fractionation in wood during carbonization

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Feb 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006gecoa..70..960t&link_type=abstract

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 70, Issue 4, p. 960-964.

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A significant uncertainty exists as to whether δ13C values in charcoal meaningfully represent the stable isotopic content of the original material, with studies suggesting variable responses to both natural and laboratory heating. An extensive study was undertaken using fully homogenised samples of wood taken from Eucalyptus spp., Quercus robur and Pinus radiata. The results demonstrate that the duration of heating had no tangible effect on the final composition of the charred material, with the δ13C and carbon content of wood fixed after 30 min of heating. Furthermore, all three wood types become progressively depleted in 13C with increasing temperature. The results demonstrate that even at temperatures commonly reached in natural fires (<450 °C) isotopic fractionation of up to 1.3‰ can take place indicating that the absolute values obtained from charcoal extracted for paleoenvironmental reconstruction must be interpreted with caution.

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