Separation Technology as a Powerful Tool for Unfolding Molecular Complexity of Natural Organic Matter and Humic Substances

Biophysico-Chemical Processes Involving Natural Nonliving Organic Matter in Environmental Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 487-538

  Perminova, I V ^a   Konstantinov, A I ^a   Kunenkov, E V ^a   Gaspar, A ^b   Schmitt Kopplin, P ^b   Hertkorn, N ^b   Kulikova, N A ^a   Hatfield, K ^c  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Field flow fractionation (FFF); Field flow fractionation and humic material separation; Separation technology and natural organic matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889412422     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470494950.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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