Molecular composition of sedimentary humic acids from South West Iberian Peninsula: A multi-proxy approach

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 791-802

  De la Rosa, J M ^a   Gonzalez Perez J A ^b   Gonzalez Vila F J ^b   Knicker, H ^b   Araujo M F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAIN; ANALYTICAL TOOL; BIOMACROMOLECULES; COASTAL AREA; CONTINENTAL PLATFORMS; DATA SUPPORT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMIC ACID; IBERIAN PENINSULA; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGIC ANGLE SPINNING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHOXY; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; N-ALKANES; NMR SIGNALS; PY-GC/MS; PYROLYSATES; SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; SW IBERIAN PENINSULA; VASCULAR PLANT;

AMIDES; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONES; CYANIDES; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; PYROLYSIS; RESONANCE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMIC ACID; LIGNIN; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PYROLYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; VASCULAR PLANT;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; HUELVA ESTUARY; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79960922349     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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