Assessment of carboxyl groups of some Canadian Arctic fossil woods to evaluate their degradation

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 561-565

  Staccioli, G ^a   Stasiuk, L D ^b   McMillan, N J ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Arctic; Carboxyl groups; Cation exchange capacity; Esters; Fossil wood; Holocellulose; Lignin; Wood polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL WOODS; HOLOCELLULOSE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; ESTERS; ION EXCHANGE; LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDES;

WOOD;

EID: 0031581481     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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