Electron transfer from humic substances to biogenic and abiogenic Fe(III) oxyhydroxide minerals

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1656-1664

  Piepenbrock, Annette ^a   Schröder, Christian ^a,b   Kappler, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROXIDE; MINERAL; SOIL;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; SOIL;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROXIDES; MINERALS; SOIL;

EID: 84893539078     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es404497h     Document Type: Article

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