Thermal decomposition behavior of potassium and sodium jarosite synthesized in the presence of methylamine and alanine

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-29

  Michelle Kotler, J ^a,b   Hinman, Nancy W ^a   Doc Richardson, C ^a   Scott, Jill R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b North American Palladium   (Canada)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alanine; Biosignatures; Jarosite; Mars; Methylamine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BIOSIGNATURES; JAROSITES; MARS; METHYLAMINE;

BIOMOLECULES; EXPERIMENTS; MIXTURES; POTASSIUM; PYROLYSIS; SODIUM; THERMOANALYSIS;

AMINO ACIDS;

EID: 78649749593     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-009-0338-3     Document Type: Article

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