Tetram-ethylammonium hydroxide

A newly developed technique involving thermochemolysis in the presence of tetram-ethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) has been shown to be successful in analyzing lignin in sediments (Clifford et al., 1995 Hatcher et al., 1995 Hatcher and Minard, 1996). The TMAH thermochemolysis procedure allows for effective hydrolysis and methylation of... 

McKinney, D.E., Bortiatynski, J.M., Carson, D M., Clifford, D.J., DeLeeuw, J.W., and Hatcher, P.G. (1996) Tetram-ethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) thermochemolysis of the aliphatic biopolymer cutan Insights into the chemical structure. Org. Geochem., 24, 641-650. 

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