Combining scanning tunneling microscopy and computer simulation of humic substances: Citric acid, a model

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 92-101

  Bailey, George W ^a   Shevchenko, Sergey M ^b   Yu, Y Shane ^c   Kamermans, Heleen ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Equifax Decision Solutions   (United States)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROSTATICS; HYDRATION; MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

CITRIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; INTERMOLECULAR ASSOCIATION;

SOILS;

AGGREGATION; CITRIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LIGNIN; ORGANIC MATTER; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SOIL;

EID: 0030613848     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100010015x     Document Type: Article

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