| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5163420 | Organic Geochemistry | 2007 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Origin, composition and fate of organic particles in marine sediments are to a large extent unknown. Here we contribute to resolving this lack of information by reporting on the structural characterization (FTIR micro-spectroscopy, py/GC/MS and TMAH assisted thermochemolysis GC/MS) of hand-picked Thalassiphora pelagica dinoflagellate cysts (Oligocene). The cyst wall macromolecule is relatively condensed. It is composed of a mixture of aliphatic moieties with the linear carbon units having an average chain length of â¼12 carbon atoms. In the pyrolysate this is reflected in aliphatic series of alkanes and alkenes (both
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Authors
Gerard J.M. Versteegh, Peter Blokker, Craig Marshall, Jörg Pross,