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Spectral characterization of selected humic substances

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  • Vojtěch ENEV

    (Materials Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Ľubica POSPÍŠILOVÁ

    (Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic;)

  • Martina KLUČÁKOVÁ

    (Materials Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Tibor LIPTAJ

    (Department of NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectroscopy, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovak Republic)

  • Leoš DOSKOČIL

    (Materials Research Centre, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Current concern for soil quality has stimulated research on soil organic matter (OM). Humic substances (HS) of different origin were compared applying ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), "steady-state" fluorescence spectroscopy, and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (13C NMR). Sodium humates samples were isolated from soil (Gleyic Luvisol), compost, and South-Moravian lignite from the mine Mír in Mikulčice. Sodium humates (SH) were extracted by a conventional procedure recommended by the International Humic Substances Society (IHSS). Results showed that the presence of O-containing functional groups (carbonyl in aldehydes and ketones, carboxyl in carboxylic acids, ester and ether groups) are in the order of compost > soil > lignohumate > lignite. Further, results of FTIR, fluorescence spectroscopy, and 13C NMR suggested that samples of sodium humates isolated from soil, compost, and lignite were a more polycondensed, oxidized, unsaturated, humified, and aromatic structure. On the other hand, commercial lignohumate (LH) had very simple structural components and wide molecular heterogeneity. Furthermore, a small molecular size and weight, low degree of aromatic polycondensation, low level of conjugated chromophores and fluorophores, and low humification degree were characteristic for commercial LH. It should be noted that the sample of commercial LH was characterized by 13C NMR analysis with a slightly higher value of aromaticity α in comparison with the sample of compost. The application of non-destructive analytical methods such as UV-VIS, FTIR, 13C NMR, and fluorescence spectroscopy help us to provide main characteristics of selected humic substances.

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  • Vojtěch ENEV & Ľubica POSPÍŠILOVÁ & Martina KLUČÁKOVÁ & Tibor LIPTAJ & Leoš DOSKOČIL, 2014. "Spectral characterization of selected humic substances," Soil and Water Research, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 9(1), pages 9-17.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlswr:v:9:y:2014:i:1:id:39-2013-swr
    DOI: 10.17221/39/2013-SWR
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