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Significance of Cellulose Components in the Thermogravimetry of Organic Soils
Author(s) -
Schnitzer M.,
Hoffman I.
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/sssaj1967.03615995003100050029x
Subject(s) - thermogravimetric analysis , thermogravimetry , humus , soil water , cellulose , chemistry , organic component , environmental chemistry , soil science , mineralogy , organic chemistry , geology , inorganic chemistry
The holocellulose, cel ulose, and 1 gnin contents of organic soils were determined chemically in an effort to establish which component was responsible for the observed thermogravimetric behavior. The 280C differential thermogravimetric (DTG) peaks, previously shown to be inversely related to the degree of humification, were identified as resulting from the pyro ysis of the cel ulose components.