Capsule technology : benzene line for C-14 dating
Capsule technology was developed and published at 1996.
The technology system was designed for direct obtaining of acetylene from very small samples of organic matter or carbonates.
It allows producing benzene from very small quantities of acetylene (as low as 0.05 g) with the overall chemical yield higher
than 92% for organic samples and higher than 96% for carbonates.
Scheme for direct reaction of small organic sample with lithium in stainless steel ampules to produce carbide
Capsule technology system is relatively inexpensive in operation and may fill the gap, arising between conventional radiocarbon techniques requiring samples containing more than (exceeding) 1 g of carbon and the AMS technique dedicated to milligram-sized samples.
Scheme for direct reaction of carbonate with lithium in stainless steel ampules to produce carbide of small samples
Advantages of capsule technology:
Low cost;
High chemical yield;
High capacity.
Mount and how it looks like : Hydrolysis from beginning : Remove residual acetylene : Pprepare (replace) catalyst : Start of benzene synthesis : Place lithium and sample : Argon welding : Place capsule to reaction vessel : beginning of synthesis
REFERENCES
Microliner technology for small benzene samples
Microliner technology to produce benzene samples in Radiocarbon Dating. It is included in processing of small samples. It is simple in use.
It highly effectively converts datable Carbon into benzene. It is compatible with hydrolysis system for microsamples.
This technology is applicable for carbon dating of any kind of sample material.
