Characterization of clay bound organic matter using activation energy calculated by weight loss on ignition method

Current Science

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 763-766

  Ratnayake, R R ^a   Seneviratne, G ^a   Kulasooriya, S A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Clay bound organic matter; Fine soil litter; Fulvic fraction; Humic fraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249142270     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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