Method and apparatus for producing standard gases, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen for determining isotope relationships

摘要

The invention, relates to a method for producing standard gases (CO and H₂) for determining the isotope relationships of oxygen and/or hydrogen, in particular during on-line operation, with a sample being decomposed in a (hot) reactor (11) to produce CO and/or H₂, and these components being fed to a mass spectrometer (15), and with the mass spectrometer also the gases obtained from the sample. The invention also relates to an apparatus for providing standard gases. The method according to the invention provides for the standard gases in the reactor (11) to be formed by decomposition, and for initial products which are suitable for this purpose to be fed to the reactor.