The influence of minerals on decomposition of the n-alkyl-α-amino acid norvaline under hydrothermal conditions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 330-357

  McCollom, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; DECARBOXYLATION; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON OXIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; MINERALOGY; SULFIDE GROUP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84872458157     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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