1st International Conference on Science and Technology, ICOST 2019, 2-3 May, Makassar, Indonesia

Research Article

Analysis of 14C modern in coral Porites lobata using Liquid Scintillation Counting Method

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.2-5-2019.2284676,
        author={Andi  Tenrisa‘na and Maming  Maming and Muhammad  Zakir and Syafyudin  Yusuf and Alfian  Noor},
        title={Analysis of 14C modern in coral Porites lobata using Liquid Scintillation Counting Method},
        proceedings={1st International Conference on Science and Technology, ICOST 2019, 2-3 May, Makassar, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICOST},
        year={2019},
        month={6},
        keywords={coral 14c modern liquid scintillation counting radiocarbon},
        doi={10.4108/eai.2-5-2019.2284676}
    }
    
  • Andi Tenrisa‘na
    Maming Maming
    Muhammad Zakir
    Syafyudin Yusuf
    Alfian Noor
    Year: 2019
    Analysis of 14C modern in coral Porites lobata using Liquid Scintillation Counting Method
    ICOST
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.2-5-2019.2284676
Andi Tenrisa‘na1,*, Maming Maming2, Muhammad Zakir3, Syafyudin Yusuf4, Alfian Noor1
  • 1: Radiation Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia. 90245
  • 2: Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia. 90245
  • 3: Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia. 90245
  • 4: Department of Marine Science, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia. 90245
*Contact email: tenrii89@gmail.com

Abstract

Analysis of 14C modern in coral aims to determine the activity of 14C modern of marine organism. Samples of living coral Porites lobata was taken from inner zone and middle inner zone, Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. This research used Liquid Scintillation Counting method. This method used three steps for sample preparation. The first step are physical and chemical washing. In this step, 9 % mass of sample has been removed from impurity. Second steps, CO2 Absorption. The sample entered in modificated absorption equipment and 14CO2 captured with KOH solution. The last steps, 8 mL sample solution mixed with 12 mL scintillator and measured used LSC Hidex 300SL at counting times 5-240 minutes. The activity of 14C modern in coral Porites lobata shown the differences activity between marine organism and land organism.