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Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-1161-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-1161-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
Research article
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11 Mar 2024
Research article |  | 11 Mar 2024

Fractionation of stable carbon isotopes during formate consumption in anoxic rice paddy soils and lake sediments

Ralf Conrad and Peter Claus

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Knowledge of carbon isotope fractionation is important for the assessment of the pathways involved in the degradation of organic matter. Formate is an important intermediate during this process. It was mainly converted to carbon dioxide and acetate both in the presence and absence of sulfate. Methane was only a minor product and was mainly formed from the acetate. The acetate was depleted in the heavy carbon atom relative to formate, while the carbon dioxide was enriched.
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