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Conformational changes in humic acids in aqueous solutions

KLUČÁKOVÁ, M. KARGEROVÁ, A. NOVÁČKOVÁ, K.

Originální název

Conformational changes in humic acids in aqueous solutions

Typ

článek v časopise - ostatní, Jost

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

Conformational changes in humic acids in two different aqueous solutions (NaCl and NaOH) are studied by means of high resolution ultrasound spectrometry. The method is based on the measurement of parameters of ultrasonic waves propagating through the sample. The attenuation describes the decay of the amplitude of the ultrasonic wave with the distance travelled. The velocity is the speed of this wave and is related to the wavelength and the frequency of oscillation of the deformation. It is determined by the density and elasticity of the sample, which is strongly influenced by the molecular arrangement. The minimal velocity of ultrasound was observed at 1 g/dm3 for lignitic humic acids and at 0.5 g d/m3 for IHSS Leonardite standard. The values of compressibility as computed are almost constant up to humic acids content corresponding to the minimum velocity of ultrasound and then decrease with the increase in concentration. This shows that the organisation of particles in diluted and concentrated humic acids sols is different. The decrease in compressibility points to the formation of a more rigid structure, which could lead to the decrease in humic acids binding ability. It was confirmed that the method employed was very sensitive and could be utilised as an indicator of conformational changes in humic acids in solutions with varying concentrations.

Klíčová slova

humic acids – conformation – molecular organisation – ultrasound spectrometry – compressibility

Autoři

KLUČÁKOVÁ, M.; KARGEROVÁ, A.; NOVÁČKOVÁ, K.

Rok RIV

2012

Vydáno

30. 3. 2012

Nakladatel

Springer

ISSN

0366-6352

Periodikum

Chemical Papers

Ročník

66

Číslo

9

Stát

Slovenská republika

Strany od

875

Strany do

880

Strany počet

6

BibTex

@article{BUT92841,
  author="KLUČÁKOVÁ, M. and KARGEROVÁ, A. and NOVÁČKOVÁ, K.",
  title="Conformational changes in humic acids in aqueous solutions",
  journal="Chemical Papers",
  year="2012",
  volume="66",
  number="9",
  pages="875--880",
  issn="0366-6352"
}