δ13C values of coal-derived PAHs from different processes and their application to source apportionment

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8 B, 1999, Pages 881-889

  McRae, Carole ^a   Sun, Cheng Gong ^a   Snape, Colin E ^a   Fallick, Anthony E ^b   Taylor, Duncan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c PO Box 21 Derbyshire S44 6AB ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combustion; Gas chromatography isotope ratio mass spectrometry, Coal, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Carbonisation, Gasification

Indexed keywords

COAL; PAH; PROVENANCE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CARBON; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; CONDENSATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASIFICATION; LOW TEMPERATURE COAL CARBONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PYROLYSIS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE CARBONISATION; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032589548     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00072-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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