ASTM D6866 and radiocarbon analysis
CIRAM Laboratories explain in detail the ASTM D6866 standard to be followed to measure the biobased carbon content of your ingredients or your suppliers’ products.
Carbon-14 (or radiocarbon) analysis is widely used in our laboratory analysis and is also used for research and analysis of bio-based products.
WHAT IS ASTM D6866?
ASTM D6866 is a test method developed by ASTM International. This protocol describes precisely how to experimentally measure the biobased carbon content of solid, liquid and gaseous samples using radiocarbon (also known as Carbon-14) analysis.
Radiocarbon analysis for industry
Raw materials or products from your suppliers, radiocarbon analysis is mainly used for industrialists.
CIRAM laboratories analyse the content of bio-based products in materials at each stage. We evaluate products in R&D, under development, as well as finished products, ready to be marketed. Measuring the carbon-14 in your products allows you to define the quantity and proportion of bio-based and petro-based materials.
Radiocarbon analysis to measure the content of bio-based products
It is important to differentiate between two types of carbon:
- Modern carbon: the current biomass (cereals, oils, algae, organic waste) used to manufacture biobased molecules contains exclusively so-called modern” carbon;