Comparison of carbon skeletal structures in black humic acids from different soil origins
2019
Ikeya, K. (Nagoya University (Japan). Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences) | Maie, N. | Han, X. | Wang, G. | Watanabe, A.
Andosols are characterized by an abundance of black humic acids (HAs) belonging to Type A with a high content of aromatic carbon (C) in particular condensed aromatic C. Black HAs are also observed in other soils, such as Chernozems and the subsoil of paddy field, and extracted after washing with an acid or using chelating agent such as sodium pyrophosphate (Na4P2O7). However, contribution of condensed aromatic structures to those soil HAs are unknown. To obtain the information about C skeletal structures of black HAs in soils other than Andosols, HAs were obtained from 2 Chinese Chernozem samples, 2 subsoil samples from Japanese paddy fields (Fulvisols), and a Rendzina-like soil (Cambisols) as well as an Andosol sample (reference) by successive extraction with 0.1 M NaOH (HAs sub (1)) and 0.1 M Na4P2O7 (HAs sub (2)), and sup(13)C nuclear magnetic resonance and X-ray diffraction 11-band profile analyses were applied. In the black HAs sub (2) from the non-Andosol samples, the proportion of C present as aromatic C, size of C layer planes, and relative C layer plane content ranged from 52 to 59%, 0.48 to 1.92nm (mean size, 0.76-0.91nm), and 58 to 100 AU (arbitrary unit) /mg, respectively, with a positive correlation between total C layer plane content and the degree of humification. Those ranges were similar to the distribution ranges of Andosols HAs sub (1) reported by our previous study.
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