Experimental measurement of boron isotope fractionation in seawater

被引:348
作者
Klochko, Kateryna [1 ]
Kaufman, Alan J.
Yao, Wengsheng
Byrne, Robert H.
Tossell, John A.
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Geol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[2] Univ S Florida, Coll Marine Sci, St Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
[3] Univ Maryland, Dept Chem & Biochem, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 美国海洋和大气管理局;
关键词
boron isotope equilibrium constant; marine carbonates; seawater pH proxy;
D O I
10.1016/j.epsl.2006.05.034
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 [地球物理学]; 070902 [地球化学];
摘要
The boron isotopic composition of marine carbonates is considered to be a tracer of seawater pH. Use of this proxy benefits from an intimate understanding of chemical kinetics and thermodynamic isotope exchange reactions between the two dominant boron-bearing species in seawater: boric acid B(OH)(3) and borate ion B(OH)(4)(-). However, because of our inability to quantitatively separate these species in solution, the degree of boron isotope exchange has only been known through theoretical estimates. In this study, we present results of a spectrophotometric procedure wherein the boron isotope equilibrium constant (K-11-10(B)) is determined empirically from the difference in the dissociation constants of B-11(OH)(3) and B-10(OH)(3) in pure water, 0.6 mol kg(-1) H2O KCl and artificial seawater. Within experimental uncertainty, our results show no dependence of K-11-10(B) on temperature, but K-11-10(B) at 25 degrees C in pure water was statistically different than results obtained in solutions at high ionic strength. K-11-10(B) of the seawater (S=35, B-T=0.01 mol kg(-1) H2P) at 25 degrees C is 1.0272 +/- 0.0006. This result is significantly larger than the theoretical value used in numerous paleo-pH studies (K-11-10(B) = 1.0194). (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:276 / 285
页数:10
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