Comparison of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody tissues by TMAH thermochemolysis – implications for the early stages of the formation of vitrinite
Abstract Samples of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody plant tissues collected from the Fossil Forest site, Geodetic Hills, Axel Heiberg Island, have been characterized by TMAH thermochemolysis. All samples are gymnosperm-derived, are of very low maturity and all share the same post-depositional...
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ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:1467-4866-7-9 2023-05-15T15:34:45+02:00 Comparison of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody tissues by TMAH thermochemolysis – implications for the early stages of the formation of vitrinite Kaelin, Paul E Huggett, William W Anderson, Ken B 2006-10-10 http://www.geochemicaltransactions.com/content/7/1/9 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.geochemicaltransactions.com/content/7/1/9 Copyright 2006 Kaelin et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Research article 2006 ftbiomed 2007-11-11T15:28:49Z Abstract Samples of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody plant tissues collected from the Fossil Forest site, Geodetic Hills, Axel Heiberg Island, have been characterized by TMAH thermochemolysis. All samples are gymnosperm-derived, are of very low maturity and all share the same post-depositional geologic history. Differences in the distributions of products observed from vitrified and unvitrified samples suggest that vitrification of woody tissue is associated with modification of the lignin C3 side chain, following loss of all or most of the carbohydrate present in the precursor woody tissues. The key driver of vitrification appears to be physical compression of the tissue following biological removal of cellulosic materials. Article in Journal/Newspaper Axel Heiberg Island BioMed Central Axel Heiberg Island ENVELOPE(-91.001,-91.001,79.752,79.752) Geodetic Hills ENVELOPE(-89.984,-89.984,79.810,79.810) Heiberg ENVELOPE(13.964,13.964,66.424,66.424) |
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Abstract Samples of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody plant tissues collected from the Fossil Forest site, Geodetic Hills, Axel Heiberg Island, have been characterized by TMAH thermochemolysis. All samples are gymnosperm-derived, are of very low maturity and all share the same post-depositional geologic history. Differences in the distributions of products observed from vitrified and unvitrified samples suggest that vitrification of woody tissue is associated with modification of the lignin C3 side chain, following loss of all or most of the carbohydrate present in the precursor woody tissues. The key driver of vitrification appears to be physical compression of the tissue following biological removal of cellulosic materials. |
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Kaelin, Paul E Huggett, William W Anderson, Ken B Comparison of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody tissues by TMAH thermochemolysis – implications for the early stages of the formation of vitrinite |
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Kaelin, Paul E Huggett, William W Anderson, Ken B |
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Kaelin, Paul E |
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Comparison of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody tissues by TMAH thermochemolysis – implications for the early stages of the formation of vitrinite |
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Comparison of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody tissues by TMAH thermochemolysis – implications for the early stages of the formation of vitrinite |
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Comparison of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody tissues by TMAH thermochemolysis – implications for the early stages of the formation of vitrinite |
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Comparison of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody tissues by TMAH thermochemolysis – implications for the early stages of the formation of vitrinite |
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Comparison of vitrified and unvitrified Eocene woody tissues by TMAH thermochemolysis – implications for the early stages of the formation of vitrinite |
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comparison of vitrified and unvitrified eocene woody tissues by tmah thermochemolysis – implications for the early stages of the formation of vitrinite |
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ENVELOPE(-91.001,-91.001,79.752,79.752) ENVELOPE(-89.984,-89.984,79.810,79.810) ENVELOPE(13.964,13.964,66.424,66.424) |
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Axel Heiberg Island Geodetic Hills Heiberg |
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Axel Heiberg Island Geodetic Hills Heiberg |
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