Conformational behavior of lignite humic fractions separated by sequential pH-extractions

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 683-689

  Kucerik J ^a   Conte, P ^b   Pekar M ^a   Piccolo, A ^b  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

HPSEC; Humic substances; Lignite; Molecular weight distribution; Sequential extraction; Supramolecular associations

Indexed keywords

HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LIGNITE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PH;

EID: 0041783669     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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