Electron accepting capacity of dissolved organic matter as determined by reaction with metallic zinc

Chemical Geology

Volumn 260, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 186-195

  Blodau, Christian ^a   Bauer, Markus ^a   Regenspurg, Simona ^a,b   Macalady, Donald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

DOM; Fluorescence; FTIR; Humic acid; NOM; Prussian Blue; Redox

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HUMIC ACID; REDOX CONDITIONS; STOICHIOMETRY; ZINC;

EID: 60749108569     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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