Isolation and Characterization of Soil Fulvic Acid

  • Mir Munsif Ali Talpur Institute of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Tajnees Pirzada Institute of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
  • Waheed Ali Institute of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Mohammad Hussain Arain Institute of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Samina Rajper Department of Computer Science, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Mazhar Iqbal Khaskheli Institute of Advanced Research Studies in Chemical Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Abstract

Fulvic acid was isolated from the agriculture soil of District Naushahro Feroz, Sindh, Pakistan by International Humic Substances Society (IHSS) method. The nutrient contents of the soil like K, Ca, Na, Fe and Zn were determined by using the Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). The spectroscopic analysis was carried out by studying the UV-Vis, FT-IR and NIR spectra of isolated compounds.  The data has been compared with the literature and correlated. Moisture as well as texture shows good water holding capacity and silt- loam type of soil. pH and EC are indicators of the fertility of soil to be beneficial for plantation. The spectral data (UV-Visible, FTIR and NIR) supports the characteristic functional groups (-COOH, C=O, -OH, -NH2, C=C, CH2 and polysaccharides) present in fulvic acid. E4/E6 values depict its hydrophilic nature, having less aromatic and more aliphatic groups. The presence of metal ions indicates its chelating ability. 

Published
Jun 1, 2016
How to Cite
TALPUR, Mir Munsif Ali et al. Isolation and Characterization of Soil Fulvic Acid. Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, [S.l.], v. 17, n. 1, p. 10, june 2016. ISSN 2221-5255. Available at: <http://pjaec.pk/index.php/pjaec/article/view/53>. Date accessed: 22 sep. 2017.
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Vol 17 No 1 (2016): Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
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