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The Occurrence of Carbazole in a Peat Soil
Author(s) -
Braids O. C.,
Himes F. L.,
Volk G. W.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1967.03615995003100030038x
Subject(s) - solubility , peat , benzene , carbazole , chemistry , yield (engineering) , fraction (chemistry) , petroleum ether , methanol , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , extraction (chemistry) , materials science , ecology , biology , metallurgy
A sample of Rifle peat soil was extracted with benzene‐methanol (10:1). The yield of extracted material was 1.5% (dry soil weight). This material was fractionated according to solubility in petroleum ether and ethanol. Carbazole was identified in the fraction soluble in both solvents.