Direct evidence from hydropyrolysis for the retention of long alkyl moieties in black carbon fractions isolated by acidified dichromate oxidation

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 232-239

  Meredith, W ^a   Ascough, P L ^b   Bird, M I ^c   Large, D J ^a   Snape, C E ^a   Song, J ^d   Sun, Y ^d,e   Tilston, E L ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^e ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Dichromate oxidation; Hydropyrolysis; Pyrogenic carbon

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CHROMATES; OIL SHALE; OXIDATION; PARAFFINS; SEDIMENTS; SHALE; SHALE OIL; SOILS;

BLACK CARBON; HIGH HYDROGEN PRESSURE; HYDROPYROLYSIS; HYDROPYROLYSIS (HYPY); LABILE ORGANIC MATTER; MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION; POTASSIUM DICHROMATES; SOILS AND SEDIMENTS;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84881257147     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2012.11.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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