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Iron speciation in iron-rich wood by Mössbauer spectroscopy

Journal of Wood Science volume 57, pages 549–552 (2011)Cite this article

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Several iron-rich wood samples were investigated using Mössbauer spectroscopy to obtain information on the chemical state of the iron species contained in them. The Mössbauer spectrum of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) wood containing iron species that originated from rusted nails exhibited a symmetrical doublet from a high-spin Fe(III) species, which is expected to be γ-FeOOH (lepidocrocite). Mössbauer absorption attributable to high-spin Fe(III) was observed for ancient buried wood samples of both Japanese cedar and Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa Endlicher). Moreover, Mössbauer measurement indicated that the ancient buried Japanese cedar also possessed high-spin Fe(II) species.

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  1. Institute of Wood Technology, Akita Prefectural University, 11-1 Kaieisaka, Noshiro, 016-0876, Japan

    Shigeru Yamauchi & Hikaru Aimi

  2. Department of Chemistry, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Daido University, Nagoya, 457-8530, Japan

    Yoichi Sakai

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Yamauchi, S., Sakai, Y. & Aimi, H. Iron speciation in iron-rich wood by Mössbauer spectroscopy. J Wood Sci 57, 549–552 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-011-1205-y

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