ISSN:
0886-9383
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The principal properties, here called the ρ-scales, of peat have been calculated on the basis of chemical analysis. The scales were derived from quantitative contents of carbohydrates, Klason lignin, amino acids, amino sugars and conventional chemical peat measurements. The variation in the chemical parameters was compressed using principal component analysis (PCA). Partial least squares (PLS) regression was used for prediction of botanical, microbial, physical and dewatering data. A rapid estimation of the scales has been made from near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and offers, indirectly, rapidly obtainable, chemically interpretable, biological information. A reduced scale based on carbohydrate data was also tested. The ρ-scales offer an interface between different areas of peat research. Strategies are outlined for the selection of a subset of chemical measurements among the variables used for characterization. A multivariate strategy based on these ideas is discussed.
Additional Material:
13 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cem.1180060105
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