We present the benzene polycarboxylic acid (BPCA) method for assessing pyrogenic carbon (PyC) in the environment. The compound-specific approach uniquely provides simultaneous information about the characteristics, quantity and isotopic composition (13C and 14C) of PyC.
Wiedemeier, D. B., Lang, S. Q., Gierga, M., Abiven, S., Bernasconi, S. M., Früh-Green, G. L., Hajdas, I., Hanke, U. M., Hilf, M. D., McIntyre, C. P., Scheider, M. P. W., Smittenberg, R. H., Wacker, L., Wiesenberg, G. L. B., Schmidt, M. W. I. Characterization, Quantification and Compound-specific Isotopic Analysis of Pyrogenic Carbon Using Benzene Polycarboxylic Acids (BPCA). J. Vis. Exp. (111), e53922, doi:10.3791/53922 (2016).