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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
M. Lizabeth Alexander, Richland, WA (US);
James F. Kelly, Pasco, WA (US);
Robert L. Sams, Kennewick, WA (US);
James J. Moran, Richland, WA (US);
Matthew K. Newburn, West Richland, WA (US);
Thomas A. Blake, Kennewick, WA (US);
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
A capillary absorption spectrometer and process are described that provide highly sensitive and accurate stable absorption measurements of analytes in a sample gas that may include isotopologues of carbon and oxygen obtained from gas and biological samples. It further provides isotopic images of microbial communities that allow tracking of nutrients at the single cell level. It further targets naturally occurring variations in carbon and oxygen isotopes that avoids need for expensive isotopically labeled mixtures which allows study of samples taken from the field without modification. The process also permits sampling in vivo permitting real-time ambient studies of microbial communities.