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Extraction Methods of Different Forms of Nitrogen from Sedimentary Rocks and Their Significance in Palaeo-environmental Research(PDF)

《地球科学与环境学报》[ISSN:1672-6561/CN:61-1423/P]

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2023年第04期
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941-952
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环境与可持续发展专刊
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Title:
Extraction Methods of Different Forms of Nitrogen from Sedimentary Rocks and Their Significance in Palaeo-environmental Research
Author(s):
XING Teng1;  ZHU Yuan-yuan2;  LI Jing1;  WANG Shi-yu1;  DU Yong1;  QIU Hai-ou3;  SONG Hu-yue1*
(1. State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China; 2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Paleontology and Geological Environment Evolution, Wuhan 430223, Hubei, China; 3. Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China)
Keywords:
palaeo-environment;  paleo-marine;  nitrogen cycle;  sedimentary rock;  stable nitrogen isotope;  kerogen;  fixed ammonium;  soluble organic nitrogen
PACS:
P736.4
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Abstract:
In recent years, the nitrogen isotopic composition of sedimentary rocks has become a valid geochemical proxy in the origin of life and palaeo-environmental research, providing important evidence for the original discoveries in these fields. Sedimentary organic nitrogen is transformed into different species(such as kerogen-bound nitrogen, soluble organic nitrogen, and NH+4)during biogeochemical and geological processes, and is contained in sedimentary rocks. Different forms of nitrogen may have unique palaeo-environmental significance, necessitating separate isolation and extraction. Less abundant nitrogen fractions(such as fixed ammonium)are also gaining attention. At present, researchers mainly use the nitrogen isotopic composition of whole rock and kerogen for palaeo-environmental interpretations. However, due to the complex geological processes, it is difficult to extract and analyze compound-specific nitrogen isotopes. And it is uncertain which nitrogen species more faithfully record the original seawater signal. Here the evolution process of nitrogenous substances in different episodes of geological processes, the extraction methods of different nitrogen species, and the palaeo-environmental significance of different forms of nitrogenous substances are summarized, and the problems in palaeo-environmental research are discussed. And some suggestions for the follow-up work of the palaeo-marine nitrogen cycle research are presented for the reference of the high-precision palaeo-environmental research of nitrogen isotopes.

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