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Thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and drift spectroscopy applied to investigate the evolution of humic acids in forest soil at different vegetation stages

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Humic acids (HAs) extracted from soils developed under two Norwegian spruce (Picea abies, (L.) Karst) subalpine forests of northern Italy were characterized using chemical, thermal (TG-DTA) and spectroscopic (DRIFT) analyses. The samples were taken from five sites which differed in orientation (northern and southern exposure) and vegetal cover at different old age: grassland, regeneration, immature and mature stands. In general, the thermal patterns of HAs were similar (three exothermic reactions appeared around at 300, 400 and 500°C) in both sites in grasslands and regeneration while a considerable modification appeared in HA from stands of different age at northern and southern exposure site. DRIFT spectroscopy confirmed the differences observed through TG-DTA analysis. In particular the main structural changes were ascribed to modification of carbonyl group and of CH stretching in aliphatic components in each HAs from different sites.

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agroambientali, Universitá degli Studi di Bologna, Bologna , Italy, 40126

    Montecchio D  & Francioso O

  2. Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Universitá degli Studi di Padova, Legnaro (Padova),, Italy, 16 35020

    Carletti P , Pizzeghello D  & Nardi S

  3. Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e del Territorio, Universitá degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca , Milano, Italy, 20126

    Chersich S  & Previtali F

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Montecchio, D., Francioso, O., Carletti, P. et al. Thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and drift spectroscopy applied to investigate the evolution of humic acids in forest soil at different vegetation stages. J Therm Anal Calorim 83, 393–399 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-005-7292-5

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