96-1 Characterization of Animal Manures Using Pyrolysis -GC/MS.

See more from this Division: S02 Soil Chemistry
See more from this Session: Advances in Environmental Chemistry of Animal Manure
Monday, November 1, 2010: 8:15 AM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 202B, Second Floor
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Jim Wang, School of Plant, Environment & Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA and Syam K. Dodla, Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Analytical pyrolysis, principally pyrolysis-mass spectrometry (Py-MS) or pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS), is another novel technique capable of providing information on complex organic matter at molecular level. In this chapter, we review the current literature on the use of analytical pyrolysis in organic manure characterization and will present data of molecular composition of cattle manure and poultry litter as characterized by Py-GC/MS.
See more from this Division: S02 Soil Chemistry
See more from this Session: Advances in Environmental Chemistry of Animal Manure