Rapid Nitric Acid Digestion of Plant Material with an Open-Vessel Microwave System

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 427-440

  Huang, L ^a,b   Bell, R W ^a   Dell, B ^a   Woodward, J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID;

ANALYTICAL METHOD;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

LONCHOCARPUS CAPASSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 1842562259     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-120029723     Document Type: Article

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