Stable carbon isotopic analyses of lignin-derived CuO oxidation products by isotope ratio monitoring-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (irm-GC-MS)

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6-7, 1996, Pages 601-615

  Goñi, Miguel A ^a,b   Eglinton, Timothy I ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

CuO oxidation; irm GC MS; lignin; stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER OXIDES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NATURAL POLYMERS; OXIDATION; PHENOLS;

CARBON ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE RATIO MONITORING; PLANT TISSUES;

LIGNIN;

CARBON; COPPER OXIDE; GC-MS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIGNIN;

EID: 0030156991     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00052-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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