HR: 1330h
AN: B33A-06    [Abstracts]
TI: Navigating the NMR Maze: The Application of NMR to the Study of Natural Organic Matter.
AU: * Cook, R L
EM: rlcook@lsu.edu
AF: Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 United States
AU: Birdwell, J
EM: jbirdw1@lsu.edu
AF: Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 United States
AU: Lattao, C
EM: clatta1@lsu.edu
AF: Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 United States
AU: De Silva, R
EM: rdesil1@lsu.edu
AF: Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 United States
AU: Dong, J
EM: jdong1@lsu.edu
AF: Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 United States
AB: Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is one of the most powerful tools to study natural organic matter (NOM). There is a plethora of NMR methods that can be, and have been, applied to NOM. However, the vastness of the array of available NMR techniques can lead to confusion among non-experts even though the information provided by NMR is unique and highly applicable to geochemical and biogeochemical process. The work presented here will show the information available from a series of different NMR techniques including both solid and liquid state on samples ranging from NOM fractions to whole soils. This discussion will focus on how to obtain desired information in the shortest time and simplest manner. Finally, how NMR information can be used to study geochemical and biogeochemical processes will be discussed.
DE: 0400 Biogeosciences
SC: Biogeosciences [B]
MN: 2005 Joint Assembly