2013 年 47 巻 4 号 p. 469-473
An analytical system using continuous-flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry (CF-IRMS) was developed to determine the stable chlorine isotope ratios (δ37Cl) for CH3Cl. By using appropriate devices for sample processing prior to introduction into the spectrometer, the newly developed system successfully reduces sample requirements (>0.6 nmol-CH3Cl) to less than one hundredth of that required by the previous CF-IRMS systems while maintaining comparable precision in the δ37Cl determination (±0.1‰, 1σ). This system is also able to determine carbon isotope ratio for CH3Cl with comparable precision (±0.3‰, 1σ, >0.3 nmol-CH3Cl) to the previous study. δ37ClSMOC and δ13CVPDB values of CH3Cl in commercial tank were determined to be -6.8 ± 0.1‰ and -46.9 ± 0.3‰, respectively.