A novel device for batch-wise isolation of α-cellulose from small-amount wholewood samples

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-117

  Wieloch, Thomas ^a   Helle, Gerhard ^a   Heinrich, Ingo ^a   Voigt, Michael ^a   Schyma, Philipp ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Dendroclimatology; Extraction; Isolation; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; EXTRACTION METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING;

EID: 79953311111     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: 16120051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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