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Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) for the Removal of Lipid ... - Isco

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Syringe Pump Application Note AN30The a<strong>for</strong>ementioned study indicates that using a mixture<strong>of</strong> supercritical carbon dioxide and methanol iseffective in <strong>the</strong> removal <strong>of</strong> selected organic matter fromvarious archaeological artifacts, <strong>the</strong>reby suggesting thatsupercritical carbon dioxide, modified with an alcoholicsolvent such as methanol, is a viable non-destructivepretreatment prior to plasma oxidation and radiocarbondating <strong>for</strong> an accurate estimation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> age <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> artifacts.Excellent agreement has been recorded between<strong>the</strong> current pretreatment method (boxes) and those pretreatedusing strong acid or base (circles) applied tovarious archeological artifacts as shown in Figure 3.Figure 3: Radiocarbon dates by pre-treatment with strong acid or base (circles) vs. supercritical pretreatment(boxes)

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