Evidence from surface tension and fluorescence data of a pyrene-assisted micelle-like assemblage of humic substances

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3811-3818

  Sierra, M M D ^a   Rauen, T G ^a   Tormen, L ^a   Debacher, N A ^a   Soriano Sierra, E J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Fulvic acids; Humic acids; Micelle model; Pyrene; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONFORMATIONS; DATA ACQUISITION; EXCIMER LASERS; FLUORESCENCE; MICELLES; PH; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TENSION;

AMPHIPHIIC CONDITIONS; HUMIC SUBSTANACES (HS); PH CONDITIONS; PYRENE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

AMPHOPHILE; FULVIC ACID; PYRENE;

HUMIC SUBSTANCE;

ACIDITY; ADDITION REACTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MICELLIZATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 24944450641     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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