On the purification of α-cellulose from resinous wood for stable isotope (H, C and O) analysis

Chemical Geology

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 75-82

  Rinne, K T ^a   Boettger, T ^b   Loader, N J ^c   Robertson, I ^c   Switsur, V R ^a   Waterhouse, J S ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Infrared spectroscopy; Linked water; Pine; Resin; Solvent extraction; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; WOOD;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 26844469336     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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