Improved assessment of pyrogenic carbon quantity and quality in environmental samples by high-performance liquid chromatography

Wiedemeier, Daniel; Hilf, Michael D; Smittenberg, Rienk H.; Schmidt, Michael W.I; Haberle, Simon

Improved assessment of pyrogenic carbon quantity and quality in environmental samples by high-performance liquid chromatography

Date

2013

Authors

Wiedemeier, Daniel

Hilf, Michael D

Smittenberg, Rienk H.

Schmidt, Michael W.I

Haberle, Simon

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The analysis of pyrogenic carbon (PyC) in environmental samples is of great interest, e.g. for carbon cycle assessment, (bio-)char characterization and palaeo-environmental or archeological reconstruction. Here, an HPLC method (HPLC) is presented that rep