Carbon and hydrogen isotopic fractionation of low molecular weight organic compounds during ultraviolet degradation

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 501-509

  Oba, Yasuhiro ^a   Naraoka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REACTION KINETICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PROPIONIC ACID; UBIQUITOUS ENERGY; ULTRAVIOLET DEGRADATION;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; IRRADIANCE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 42749090190     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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