Physicochemical and biochemical characterization of non-biodegradable cellulose in Miocene gymnosperm wood from the Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse, Southern Belgium

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1465-1476

  Lechien, Valérie ^a   Rodriguez, Christian ^a   Ongena, Marc ^a   Hiligsmann, Serge ^a   Rulmont, André ^a   Thonart, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; FOSSIL TISSUE; FOSSIL WOOD; POTENTIAL ASSAY;

MICROORGANISMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TISSUE; WOOD;

CELLULOSE;

BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOSSIL RECORD; GYMNOSPERM; MICROORGANISM; MICROSCOPY; MIOCENE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

CELLULOSE; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC MATTER; WOOD;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEUSE RIVER; SAMBRE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

GYMNOSPERMAE; METASEQUOIA;

EID: 33750711706     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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