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Chemical analysis of organic residues in archaeological ceramic vessels
Bunžová, Aneta ; Mravcová, Ludmila (referee) ; Čáslavský, Josef (advisor)
The presented bachelor thesis deals with the analysis of organic residues in archaeological ceramic vessels. Apart from theoretical characterisation of residues, the thesis focuses on the possibility of the extraction of residues and subsequent analysis, which is executed on real samples from archaeological sites. In the research, two different derivatizational reagents were used for the subsequent determination using the technique of gas chromatography in combination with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The thesis endeavours to certain extent to sketch the diet of the users of the analyzed ceramic vessels.
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Detailed characterization of pyrolysis oil by separation techniques and mass spectrometry
Žvaková, Veronika ; Mravcová, Ludmila (referee) ; Čáslavský, Josef (advisor)
The aim of this work is detailed characterization of pyrolysis oil by advanced analytical separation methods and mass spectrometry. During the pyrolysis process decomposition of complex organic material take place in the presence of high temperatures and the absence of oxygen. Condensable part of vapours and aerosols forms viscous liquid called pyrolysis oil which is a complex mixture of large amount of compounds. In this work samples from microwave pyrolysis of woodchips and sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plant Brno-Modřice were analysed. Samples were provided by Bionic Laboratories company. Samples were separated by column chromatography on activated silica. For detailed characterization of each fraction gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection with time of flight analyser were used. Substances that have been identified can be divided into several groups: alkanes, alkenes, aromatic hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, esters, carboxylic acid and heterocycles.
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Study of chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols
Gazdošová, Lucie ; Čáslavský, Josef (referee) ; RNDr. P. Mikuška, CSc. (advisor)
Atmospheric aerosols play an important role in various atmospheric issues (effect to the radiation budget of the atmosphere, visibility reduction, smog production, destruction of stratospheric ozone, …). Epidemiological studies proved a correlation between increased mortality and high concentration of ambient particulate matter. Over the past decade, a growing attention has been focused on the organic compounds that are constituents of aerosol particles. Although organic compounds comprise often up to 60% of the total aerosol mass, their composition, concentration and formation mechanisms are not well understood. Diploma thesis will deal with the study of chemical composition of organic compounds bound to atmospheric aerosols with focus on polyaromatic hydrocarbons and sugars. Atmospheric aerosols will be sampled on filters and filter extracts will be analysed for content of studied organic compounds by means of GC, GC-MS or LC, respectively. Development and optimalization of extraction methods (PSE, …) and detection of compounds of interest. Concentration of studied organic compounds in aerosol size fractions PM 10, PM 2.5 and PM 1 will be compared.
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Determination of basic parameters of thermal water
Bilinský, Libor ; Čáslavský, Josef (referee) ; Vávrová, Milada (advisor)
The main aim of this study was to outline the theory of classification and the geochemistry of subsurface waters. It mainly deals with ground water cycle from its inception to the way the earth's surface. It describes the formation of the chemical composition of underground water and the formation of thermal waters, which were established in the practical parts of sulphates, chlorides and nitrates rapid colorimetric mobile analytics to a spectrophotometric cuvette ending as a referee method.
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Determination of mercury alkylderivatives in water ecosystem
Doležalová, Jana ; Vávrová, Milada (referee) ; Čáslavský, Josef (advisor)
Diploma thesis is oriented on the question of the fate and occurence of mercury and its derivatives in water ecosystems. At first, deep literature review will be worked out. At second, the optimal analytical procedure for the determination of mercury alkylderivatives in water ecosystem compartments will be proposed and verified. At third, real samples from selected water ecosystems will be taken and analyzed.
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Kinetics of hydrophobic organic compounds uptake in the earthworm Eisenia andrei in soils with different content of organic carbon
Šmídová, Klára ; Zlámalová Gargošová, Helena (referee) ; Čáslavský, Josef (advisor)
This thesis is concerned with the fate of hydrophobic organic pollutants (HOCs) in soil. The theoretical part summarizes the current knowledge about bioavailability, factors influencing the bioavailability and methods for its measurement. Attention is paid to the organic carbon content, which is considered to be one of the key factors and to the influence of microorganisms that can degrade or interact with the substances, thus changing their bioavailable ratio. The practical part of the thesis uses bioaccumulation test with earthworm Eisenia andrei for evaluating the uptake kinetics HOCs in three soils with different organic carbon content. Soils were laboratory contaminated with mixtures of selected HOCs (phenanthrene, pyrene, lindane, p,p'-DDT and PCB 153) and the concentrations of substances in these soils were followed for 217 days. Subsequently, bioaccumulation test was conducted; earthworms were exposed from one to twenty-one days. The collected data were used to model uptake kinetics curves for individual substances. Peak-shaped bioaccumulation were found for pyrene, for lindane a steady-state concentration during exposure was observed, whereas for p,p'-DDT and PCB 153 growing concentrations after twenty days of exposure were detected. The reason for the different behavior of the substances was probably their diverse sorption on the organic material, which together with the different speed of elimination influenced final concentration in earthworms. Phenanthrene was not detected in some samples and therefore the modeling of uptake kinetics was not possible.
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Determination of surfactants in waste waters
Švec, Pavel ; Čáslavský, Josef (referee) ; Vávrová, Milada (advisor)
Surfactants belong to surface-active compounds that have ability to restrain the surface tension; this ability is exploited to eliminate impurities. This study is focused on determination of surfactants in waste water to which these compounds can be transported from various cleaning and washing articles. In theoretical part are listed basic classifications of surfactants, their properties and requests of Czech legislative for their content in waste water. Furthermore here are described chosen analytical procedures for determination of anion-active, cation-active and non-ionic surfactants in waste water. The conclusion of the work is evaluation of measured results of surfactants concentration in inflow and outflow of waste water from waste-treatment plant in University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno and waste water from neutralizating station in FCH BUT. To determination of anionic surfactants were used two methods, arbitration method with usage of methylene blue and mobile analytics method which is based on chemical reaction between target compound and chemical agent. This reaction leads to formation of coloured compound able to spectrofotometric determination.
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Non-target screening of organic pollutants in waters and sediments
Hamalčíková, Veronika ; Vávrová, Milada (referee) ; Čáslavský, Josef (advisor)
This master thesis deals with the potential influence of the waste dump Hrádek u Pacova and the wastewater treatment plant Brno – Modřice on surroundings using the optimized non-target screening method of organic pollutants in water and sediments. The experimental part is focused on the identification of organic compounds in samples of ground water from monitoring wells, the surface water from stream and pond and in sediment samples collected from streams in the vicinity of municipal waste dump. Organic compounds were also identified in water and sediment samples from the river Svratka near the municipal waste water treatment plant Modřice. The sequential liquid – liquid extraction was used for the isolation of organic compounds in water samples. Organic compounds in sediment samples were isolated by pressurized solvent extraction (PSE) with subsequent fractionation of the extract using column chromatography. Final analysis determination was performed using comprehensive orthogonal two-dimensional gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (GCxGC-TOF MS).
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