Tian, S.; Tan, W.; Wang, X.; Li, T.; Song, F.; Huang, N.; Bai, Y. Surface Activity of Humic Acid and Its Sub-Fractions from Forest Soil. Sustainability2021, 13, 8122.
Tian, S.; Tan, W.; Wang, X.; Li, T.; Song, F.; Huang, N.; Bai, Y. Surface Activity of Humic Acid and Its Sub-Fractions from Forest Soil. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8122.
Tian, S.; Tan, W.; Wang, X.; Li, T.; Song, F.; Huang, N.; Bai, Y. Surface Activity of Humic Acid and Its Sub-Fractions from Forest Soil. Sustainability2021, 13, 8122.
Tian, S.; Tan, W.; Wang, X.; Li, T.; Song, F.; Huang, N.; Bai, Y. Surface Activity of Humic Acid and Its Sub-Fractions from Forest Soil. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8122.
Abstract
Surface activity of humic acid (HA) and its six sub-fractions isolated from forest soil were characterized by surface tension measurements, dynamic light scattering, and laser doppler electrophoresis. The surface tension of HA sub-fractions decreased from 72.4 mN·m-1 to 36.8 mN·m-1 with the increasing concentration from 0 to 20000 mg·L-1. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of HA and its sub-fractions ranged from 216 to 1024 mg·L-1 with the multiple linear regression equation of CMC = 18896–6.9×C–296×alkyl-C–331×aromatic-C–17019×H/C+4054×HB/HI (p < 0.05). The Z-average particle size ranges from 108.2 nm to 186.9 nm. The maximum particle size was 5000 nm after filtered with a membrane of 0.45 μm, indicating HA and its sub-fractions progressed self-assembly during 2000 mg·L-1, pH = 6.86. The number-base particle size distribution of HA sub-fractions was identified as four peaks by Gaussian model, and the aggregate sizes were mainly in six clusters including 2 ± 1 nm, 5 ± 2 nm, 10 ± 3 nm, 21 ± 8 nm, 40 ± 10 nm, and > 50 nm indicating multiple aggregations of different particle sizes in the HA fractions solution.
Keywords
Humic acid; Surface tension; CMC; Gaussian model
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Biomaterials
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