Caracterização da matéria orgânica humificada (ácido húmico) de solo por técnicas espectroscópicas, análise térmica e microscopia eletrônica

Abstract

The humification process, conversion of organic waste into humus, is an important factor to understand the organic matter dynamics. Its quantification is vital for the study of this substance chemical evolution. This study aimed at characterizing humic acid (HA) samples and quantify the degree of soil humification and physical fractions (particle size). The analysis of Spectroscopies of wavelenght dispersive X-ray fluorescence, visible fluorescence, vibrational infrared region, ultraviolet and visible light absorption and Raman along with the techniques of Thermal Analysis, scanning electron microscopy with field effect gun and dynamic light scattering were employed. The humification degree quantification revealed that the HA extracted from the 10-20cm depth presented more polycondensed structures. The HA fraction that presented the highest humification degree was extracted from the soil with the addition of liming, which demonstrates the limestone influence in the acceleration of the humification process. The study of the soil granulometric fractions determined, with infrared spectroscopy, the organic properties that are associated to soil fractions and that most of the minerals present in the granulometric fractions, were identified as kaolinite, halloysite, quartz and gibbsite.The study of the humification in the HA extracted from the granulometric fractions quantified the humification degree and revealed the highest values in the silt fraction followed by the clay fraction and, finally, the lowest values were found in the sand fraction.