Criterious preparation and characterization of earthworm-composts in view of animal waste recycling. Part I. Correlation between chemical, thermal and FTIR spectroscopic analyses of four humic acids from earthworm-composted animal manure



Document title: Criterious preparation and characterization of earthworm-composts in view of animal waste recycling. Part I. Correlation between chemical, thermal and FTIR spectroscopic analyses of four humic acids from earthworm-composted animal manure
Journal: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000310874
ISSN: 0103-5053
Authors: 1

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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal do Parana, Centro Politecnico, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
2Universidade Federal do Parana, Centro de Pesquisa de Alimentos, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
3Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana, Instituto de Saneamento Ambiental, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
4Centro Federal de Educacao Tecnologica, Pato Branco, Parana. Brasil
Year:
Season: Abr
Volumen: 11
Number: N
Pages: 164-169
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, aplicado
English abstract Humic acids (HA) were extracted from sheep (SH), cow (CO), goat (GO) and rabbit (RA) manures which were vermicomposted with the earthworm Eisenia foetida. HA DSC curves showed well-defined thermal events indicative of intramolecular bonds (300 ºC) and intermolecular organo-mineral linkages (500 ºC). All samples showed high nitrogen contents (from peptide chains and probably N-heterocycles) and aromatic and/or unsaturated aliphatic conjugated structures, as well as a low carboxylic functionality content. The SH-HA was the most similar to a medium soil HA and the RA-HA being the least similar. The results show that it is possible to prepare distinct worm-composts to solve specific problems of degraded soils
Portuguese abstract Ácidos húmicos (HA) foram extraídos de estercos de ovelhas (SH), bovinos (CO), caprinos (GO) e coelhos (RA) previamente submetidos à compostagem com a minhoca Eisenia foetida. As curvas de DSC dos HA mostraram eventos térmicos bem definidos indicativos de ligações intramoleculares (300 ºC) e ligações organo-minerais intermoleculares (500 ºC). As amostras apresentaram altos teores de nitrogênio, (de cadeias peptídicas e provavelmente N-heterocíclicos), estruturas com caráter aromático e/ou alifático insaturada com conjugação, e baixos teores de funções carboxílicas. O SH-HA foi o mais semelhante a um HA médio de solo e o RA-HA o menos semelhante. Os resultados indicam a possibilidade de se preparar vermicompostos especiais para a correção de problemas específicos de solos degradados
Disciplines: Agrociencias,
Química
Keyword: Fertilización,
Vermicomposta,
Acidos húmicos,
Análisis térmico
Keyword: Agricultural sciences,
Chemistry,
Fertilization,
Vermicompost,
Humic acids,
Thermal analysis
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