The use of MSSV pyrolysis to assist the molecular characterisation of aquatic natural organic matter

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3039-3054

  Berwick, Lyndon ^a   Greenwood, Paul F ^a,b   Smernik, Ronald J ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

13C NMR; Analytical; Characterisation; FTIR; MSSV; NOM; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; AROMATIZATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOPOLYMERS; CATCHMENTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAPHTHALENE; PYROLYSIS; WOOD;

13C NMR; ANALYTICAL; CHARACTERISATION; FTIR; MSSV;

ORGANIC CARBON;

NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON;

ALGAL BLOOM; ANALYTICAL METHOD; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHENOL; PYROLYSIS; RESERVOIR;

ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ALKYLATION; AMIDES; BENZENE; DISSOLVING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAVIMETRY; LIGNINS; NAPHTHALENES; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

ALGAE; POACEAE;

EID: 77952488328     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.02.023     Document Type: Article

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