Electrochemical analysis of proton and electron transfer equilibria of the reducible moieties in humic acids

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 8385-8394

  Aeschbacher, Michael ^a   Vergari, Daniele ^a   Schwarzenbach, René P ^a   Sander, Michael ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID TITRATION; BULK ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; MEDIATED ELECTRON TRANSFER; PH TITRATION; PH-STAT; PROTON UPTAKE; REDOX CONDITION; REDOX ELECTRODES; REDOX EQUILIBRIUM; REDOX STATE; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; STANDARD REDUCTION POTENTIALS; WORKING ELECTRODE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POTENTIOMETERS (ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS); PROTONS; REDUCTION; TITRATION;

REDOX REACTIONS;

CARBON; DIQUAT; HUMIC ACID; PARAQUAT;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROKINESIS; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; ION EXCHANGE; PH; REDOX CONDITIONS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

ARTICLE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT;

BUFFERS; DIQUAT; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRONS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MINERALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTONS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 80053427763     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201981g     Document Type: Article

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