@article {1977,
	title = {Radiocarbon dating of alkenones from marine sediments: I. Isolation protocol},
	journal = {Radiocarbon},
	volume = {47},
	year = {2005},
	note = {993nkTimes Cited:13
Cited References Count:22
},
	month = {2005},
	pages = {401-412},
	abstract = {The chemical and isotopic compositions of long-chain (C-36-C-39) unsaturated ketones (alkenones), a unique class of algal lipids, encode surface ocean properties useful for paleoceanographic reconstruction. Recently, we have sought to extend the utility of alkenones as oceanic tracers through measurement of their radiocarbon contents. Here. we describe a method for isolation of alkenones from sediments as a compound class based on a sequence of wet chemical techniques. The steps involved, which include silica gel column chromatography, urea adduction, and silver nitrate-silica gel column chromatography, exploit various structural attributes of the alkenones. Amounts of purified alkenones estimated by GC/FID measurements were highly correlated with CO2 yields after sample combustion, indicating purities of greater than 90\% for samples containing >= 100 mu g C. The degree of alkenone unsaturation (U-37(K{\textquoteright})) also varied minimally through the procedure. We also describe a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method to isolate individual alkenones for molecular-level structural and isotopic determination.},
	keywords = {AMS, carbon, indicators, proxy, records, tool},
	isbn = {0033-8222},
	author = {Ohkouchi, N. and Xu, L. and Reddy, C. M. and Montlucon, D. and Eglinton, T. I.}
}
@article {2073,
	title = {Radiocarbon dating of individual fatty acids as a tool for refining Antarctic margin sediment chronologies},
	journal = {Radiocarbon},
	volume = {45},
	year = {2003},
	note = {735tqTimes Cited:25
Cited References Count:29
},
	month = {2003},
	pages = {17-24},
	abstract = {We have measured the radiocarbon contents of individual, solvent-extractable, short-chain (C-14, C-16, and C-18) fatty acids isolated from Ross Sea surface sediments. The corresponding C-14 ages are equivalent to that of the post-bomb dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) reservoir. Moreover, molecular C-14 variations in surficial (upper 15 cm) sediments indicate that these compounds may prove useful for reconstructing chronologies of Antarctic margin sediments containing uncertain (and potentially variable) quantities of relict organic carbon. A preliminary molecular C-14 chronology suggests that the accumulation rate of relict organic matter has not changed during the last 500 C-14 yr. The focus of this study is to determine the validity of compound-specific C-14 analysis as a technique for reconstructing chronologies of Antarctic margin sediments.},
	keywords = {carbon, ice-sheet, marine-sediments, north-atlantic, organic-matter, ross-sea, southern-ocean},
	isbn = {0033-8222},
	author = {Ohkouchi, N. and Eglinton, T. I. and Hayes, J. M.}
}
