Terrigenous dissolved organic matter along an estuarine gradient and its flux to the coastal ocean

The contribution of terrigenous organic matter (TOM) to high molecular weight dissolved and particulate organic matter (POM) was examined along the salinity gradient of the Delaware Estuary. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) was fractionated by ultrafiltration into 1–30 kDa (HDOM) and 30 kDa–0.2 μm (VHDOM) nominal molecular weight fractions. Thermochemolysis with tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) was used to release and quantify lipids and lignin phenols. Stable carbon isotopes, fatty acids and lignin content indicated shifts in sources with terrigenous material in the river and turbid region and a predominantly algal/planktonic signal in the lower estuary and coastal ocean. Thermochemolysis with TMAH released significant amounts of short chain fatty acids (C₉–C₁₃), not seen by traditional alkaline hydrolysis, which appear to be associated with the macromolecular matrix. Lignin phenol distributions in HDOM, VHDOM and particles followed predicted sources with higher concentrations in the river and turbid region of the estuary and lower concentrations in the coastal ocean. TOM comprised 12% of HDOM within the coastal ocean and up to 73% of HDOM within the turbid region of the estuary. In the coastal ocean, TOM from high molecular weight DOM comprised 4% of total DOC. The annual flux of TOM from the Delaware Estuary to the coastal ocean was estimated at 2.0×10¹⁰ g OC year⁻¹ and suggests that temperate estuaries such as Delaware Bay can be significant sources of TOM on a regional scale.     

西北侏罗纪低成熟煤中镜质组热解产物特征及地质意义

镜质组是腐殖煤中最主要的显微组分,其结构极为复杂。采用单一的实验手段,很难对镜质组结构进行深入研究。采用低温热解、高温热解及TMAH在线甲基化热解3种瞬时热解方法,对镜质组结构中吸附烃、与大分子相连的支链基团中非极性及极性组分分别进行研究。实验结果表明,吸附烃特征决定于镜质组类型及成熟度两种因素。均质镜质体吸附烃以芳烃为主,而基质镜质体吸附烃以正构脂肪烃为主。热解产物中,芳烃所占比例随基质镜质体成熟度的增加而变大;基质镜质体高温热解主要产物为正构脂肪烃,其次为芳烃和酚类,而均质镜质体高温热解主要产物为酚类,其次为芳烃,脂肪烃所占比例较小。TMAH甲基化研究表明,镜质组结构中含有丰富的脂肪酸,而脂肪酸有可能是煤成油的主要母质来源之一。镜质组不同条件下的热解产物特征说明,不同镜质组具有明显的结构差异,并对其生烃特征具有重要影响。