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Production, Characterization and Design of Applications of Regenerated Humic Acids
David, Jan ; Grasset, Laurent (oponent) ; Taraba, Boleslav (oponent) ; Novotná, Miroslava (oponent) ; Kučerík, Jiří (vedoucí práce)
Submitted thesis deals with the humic substances, namely the humic acids and their salts, i.e. potassium humates. A literature review about humic substances is presented, the brief history of their research, their structure issues, supramolecular arrangement and applications. A special attempt is paid to review methods of extractions of humic acids from various sources. Further, the papers concerning biological, hormone-like properties are listed and discussed. From the environmental chemistry point of view mainly sorption properties are overviewed. Industrial applications of humics are covered by a wide range of patents and published works such as for instance dyes, polymer additives, etc. In experimental part, the regeneration of lignite and preparation of humic acids and their salts is described. The regeneration principle lies in the oxidation of parental lignite with a range of concentrations of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. Novel approach is presented in the characterization humic substances, where the chemical characteristics like Elemental Analysis, Fourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscopy and Thermogravimetry are followed by physico-chemical assessments (Dynamic Light Scattering, Fast Field Cycling Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry, High Performace Size Exclusion Chromatography and Fluorescence Spectroscopy in combination with research of humates hydration by means of High Resolution Ultrasonic Spectrometry and Densitometry). These chemical and physico-chemical characteristics are put into the correlation with the biological characteristics, i.e. biological activity of humates, which is assessed by a slightly modified method based on the determination of maize roots weight, length and number of lateral roots. Finally, the statistical approach is applied via Pearson’s correlation coefficient and as a pilot studies, two environmental applications of regenerated humic materials are designed, in the field of sorption of tetracycline antimicrobial and researching of regenerated lignited as a potential source of fermentable sugars.
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Production, Characterization and Design of Applications of Regenerated Humic Acids
David, Jan ; Grasset, Laurent (oponent) ; Taraba, Boleslav (oponent) ; Novotná, Miroslava (oponent) ; Kučerík, Jiří (vedoucí práce)
Submitted thesis deals with the humic substances, namely the humic acids and their salts, i.e. potassium humates. A literature review about humic substances is presented, the brief history of their research, their structure issues, supramolecular arrangement and applications. A special attempt is paid to review methods of extractions of humic acids from various sources. Further, the papers concerning biological, hormone-like properties are listed and discussed. From the environmental chemistry point of view mainly sorption properties are overviewed. Industrial applications of humics are covered by a wide range of patents and published works such as for instance dyes, polymer additives, etc. In experimental part, the regeneration of lignite and preparation of humic acids and their salts is described. The regeneration principle lies in the oxidation of parental lignite with a range of concentrations of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. Novel approach is presented in the characterization humic substances, where the chemical characteristics like Elemental Analysis, Fourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscopy and Thermogravimetry are followed by physico-chemical assessments (Dynamic Light Scattering, Fast Field Cycling Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry, High Performace Size Exclusion Chromatography and Fluorescence Spectroscopy in combination with research of humates hydration by means of High Resolution Ultrasonic Spectrometry and Densitometry). These chemical and physico-chemical characteristics are put into the correlation with the biological characteristics, i.e. biological activity of humates, which is assessed by a slightly modified method based on the determination of maize roots weight, length and number of lateral roots. Finally, the statistical approach is applied via Pearson’s correlation coefficient and as a pilot studies, two environmental applications of regenerated humic materials are designed, in the field of sorption of tetracycline antimicrobial and researching of regenerated lignited as a potential source of fermentable sugars.
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