A reproducible method for determination of nitrocellulose in soil

Talanta

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1026-1031

  MacMillan, Denise K ^a   Majerus, Chelsea R ^b   Laubscher, Randy D ^c   Shannon, John P ^c  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c SpecPro Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Base hydrolysis; Ion chromatography; Nitrocellulose; Propellants

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROPELLANTS; SOILS;

BASE HYDROLYSIS; REPRODUCIBLE METHOD;

NITROCELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROPELLANTS; SOIL;

EID: 37449011964     PISSN: 00399140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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