Molecular trickery in soil organic matter: Hidden lignin

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 9077-9085

  Hernes, Peter J ^a   Kaiser, Klaus ^b   Dyda, Rachael Y ^a   Cerli, Chiara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRREVERSIBLE BINDING; IRREVERSIBLE SORPTION; LIGNIN COMPONENTS; LIGNIN-DERIVED PHENOL; MINERAL MATRIXES; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOILS AND SEDIMENTS; SORPTION/DESORPTION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; KAOLINITE; LIGNIN; MINERALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SORPTION; STABILIZATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; COPPER OXIDE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; LIGNIN; MONOMER; MONTMORILLONITE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CLAY MINERAL; LIGNIN; LITTER; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SORPTION;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; GRASS; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OAK; OXIDATION; PINE; PLANT; PLANT LITTER;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; COPPER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGNIN; SOIL;

EID: 84882681294     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es401019n     Document Type: Article

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