Absorption Spectra and Functional Group Contents of Peat and Humus Fractions in Korea

한국산(韓國産) 이탄(泥炭)과 토양부식물(土壤腐植物) 획분(劃分)의 흡수(吸收)스펙트럼 및 관능기(官能基)의 함량(含量)

To characterize humus fractions in soil, visible, ultraviolet and infrared absorption spectra of humic acids in alkaline solutions and hymatomelanic acids in ethanol solutions extracted by Stevenson's method from paddy rice soils, peats, and volcanic ash soils were analyzed. The spectra patterns of both fractions in visible and ultraviolet ranges did not have any peak and the absorbance decreased as the wavelength increased. Visible and ultraviolet spectra of the solutions from all the peats, volcanic ash soils and paddy rice soil were very similar each other but absorbances were slowly declined in the order of volcanic ash soils, peats and mineral paddy soils. The infrared spectra of the two solutions appeared in a typical pattern, showing a few broad peaks. The main absorption bands were in the regions of $3400cm^{-1}$ (hydrogen bonded OH), near $2900cm^{-1}$ (aliphatic CH), $1720cm^{-1}$ (C=O of COOH, C=O of carbonyl), $1625cm^{-1}$ (aromatic C-C conjugated with C=O and/or COO-), $1400-1450cm^{-1}$ (CH stretch), $1200-1250cm^{-1}$ (CaO stretch of phenolic OH or OH-deformation of COOH) and $1050cm^{-1}$. The hymatomelanic acid fractions, however, had spectra that were characterized especially by very distinct absorption at $2900cm^{-1}$ and $1720cm^{-1}$, for aliphatic CH and carbonyl stretching vibration respectively in addition to the weaker bands for COO- or aromatic CH vibration at $1625cm^{-1}$, as compared to humic acid. No differences were noted in the general patterns of the spectograms of both fractions extracted. Analyses of the functional groups revealed little differences between peats and paddy soils, although total acidity and the content of carboxyl groups were decreased in the order of volcanic ash soils, peats and mineral paddy soils.

한국산(韓國産) 이탄(泥炭), 화산회토(火山灰土) 및 무기질(無機質) 답토양(畓土壤)에 유기물(有機物)에 대(對)한 일련의 토양화학적성상(土壤化學的性狀)의 비교연구(比較硏究)로부터 본(本) 실험(實驗)은 김포(金浦), 평택(平澤), 김제(金堤) 및 영동(永同)의 이탄(泥炭)과 제주도(濟州島) 화산회토(火山灰土) 그리고 수원(水原)의 답토양(畓土壤)으로부터 각각(各各) 부식물(腐植物)을 유출(油出)하고 Hymatomelanic acid와 Humic acid로 분획(分劃)하여 가시(可視), UV 및 IR 광역(光域)에서 흡수(吸收) Spectra를 측정(測定)하여 비교(比較)하여 보았다. Humic acid와 Hymatomelanic acid는 UV 및 가시광역(可視光域)에서 극대(極大)나 극소(極小)의 Peak를 가지지 않으며 파장(波長)의 감소에 따라 단조로운 Optical density의 증가를 보이는 Spectra를 나타내었다. 또한 이탄(泥炭) 및 화산회토(火山灰土)와 답토양(畓土壤) 부식물간(腐植物間)의 흡수(吸收) Spectra는 이 범위의 광파장역(光波長域)에서 별다른 상이성(相異性)이 없었으나 화산회토(火山灰土), 이탄(泥炭), 무기질(無機質) 답토양(畓土壤)의 순(順)으로 완만(緩慢)한 경사(傾斜)를 이루었다. Humic acid와 Hymatomelanic acid의 IR spectrum의 주요한 흡수대(吸收帶)는 $3400cm^{-1}$, $2900cm^{-1}$, $1720cm^{-1}$, $1625cm^{-1}$, $1400-1450cm^{-1}$, $1200-1250cm^{-1}$, $1050cm^{-1}$ 등이며 토양형간(土壤型間)의 상이점(相異點)은 미미(微微)하나 Hymatomelanic acid는 파수(波數) $2900cm^{-1}$에서 흡수(吸收) peak를 가지며 파수(波數) $1720cm^{-1}$ 부근에서의 흡수(吸收)가 $1625cm^{-1}$ 부근보다 큰 반면에 Humic acid는 $1625cm^{-1}$ 부근이 $1720cm^{-1}$ 부근보다 큰 흡수(吸收) band를 이루었다. Humic acid의 관능기(官能基)의 함량(含量)은 공시(供試)된 토양형(土壤型) 사이에 큰 차이(差異)가 없었으나 화산회토(火山灰土), 이탄(泥炭), 무기질(無機質) 답토양(畓土壤)의 순(順)으로 전산도(全酸度)가 낮았고 Carboxyl기(基)의 함량(含量)이 적었다.