Humic acid molecular weight estimation by high-performance size-exclusion chromatography with ultraviolet absorbance detection and refractive index detection

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2013-2020

  Song, Jianzhong ^a,b   Huang, Weilin ^b   Peng, Ping'an ^a   Xiao, Baohua ^b   Ma, Yingjun ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVITIES; C-C DOUBLE BONDS; HIGH PERFORMANCE SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGHER WEIGHT; HUMIC ACID; ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBANCE DETECTION; WEIGHT ESTIMATION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYDISPERSITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

DETECTORS;

ABSORBANCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMIC ACID; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 78249245454     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0011     Document Type: Article

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