Component Of Organic Material Research Articles

Facile synthesis of an indacenodithiophene-based conjugated polymer for acid vapor sensing

The use of organic conjugated polymers in sensors has attracted greater attention due to their application in materials technology. In the present communication, we utilized Schiff's condensation polymerization reaction for the synthesis of a novel conjugated polymer poly(tetrahexadecyl-dihydroindacenodithiophene)-alt-(p-phenylenediimine) (PIDTPD) consisting of indacenodithiophene (IDT) and p-phenylene diamine (PDA) units for use in acid vapor sensing. Conventionally, the characteristics and applications of conjugated polymers are affected by their constituents. The imine bond between the components of organic materials has received little attention compared to their active counterparts. In order to explore the practical application of conjugated polymers in sensors, we employed PIDTPD in a paper sensor and illustrated the impact of mono- and bis-protonation on the pristine material in driving a noteworthy protonation-induced color shift toward the longer wavelength region via acidochromism.

Aggregate stability and associated C and N in a silty loam soil as affected by organic material inputs

To make recycling utilization of organic materials produced in various agricultural systems, five kinds of organic materials were applied in a field test, including crop straw (CS), biogas residue (BR), mushroom residue (MR), wine residue (WR), pig manure (PM), with a mineral fertilizer (CF) and a no-fertilizer (CK) treatment as a control. Our objectives were: i) to quantify the effects of organic materials on soil C and N accumulation; ii) to evaluate the effects of organic materials on soil aggregate stability, along with the total organic carbon (TOC), and N in different aggregate fractions; and iii) to assess the relationships among the organic material components, soil C and N, and C, N in aggregate fractions. The trial was conducted in Wuqiao County, Hebei Province, China. The organic materials were incorporated at an equal rate of C, and combined with a mineral fertilizer in amounts of 150 kg N ha−1, 26 kg P ha−1 and 124 kg K ha−1 respectively during each crop season of a wheat-maize rotation system. The inputted C quantity of each organic material treatment was equivalent to the total amount of C contained in the crop straw harvested in CS treatement in the previous season. TOC, N, water-stable aggregates, and aggregate-associated TOC and N were investigated. The results showed that organic material incorporation increased soil aggregation and stabilization. On average, the soil macroaggregate proportion increased by 14%, the microaggregate proportion increased by 3%, and mean-weight diameter (MWD) increased by 20%. TOC content followed the order of PM>WR>MR>BR>CS>CK>CF; N content followed the order WR>PM>MR>BR>CS>CF>CK. No significant correlation was found between TOC, N, and the quality of organic material. Soil silt and clay particles contained the largest part of TOC, whereas the small macroaggregate fraction was the most sensitive to organic materials. Our results indicate that PM and WR exerted better effects on soil C and N accumulation, followed by MR and BR, suggesting that organic materials from ex situ farmland could promote soil quality more as compared to straw returned in situ.

Isolasi Bakteri Indigen Sebagai Pendegradasi Bahan Organik Pada Media Pembenihan Ikan Lele Dumbo (Clarias sp.) Sistem Resirkulasi Tertutup <br><i>[Isolation Indigen Bacteria In Organic Materials As Media Degrading Seedling Fish Catfish (Clarias sp.) Closed Recirculation System]<i>

Abstract Rearing of African catfish fry requires an abundant water supply, so this causes Clarias gariepinus hatchery operations difficult in areas that lack water, so use a closed recirculation system technology which is an attempt to tackle the problem of limited water in an area for hatchery operations. However, these systems have drawbacks which deposition of organic materials on water quality pond maintenance reduced the need for water quality management. Components of organic materials is a source of water quality pollutants consisting of proteins, lekam, and carbohydrates, so that in the organic material needed pendegradasian existence of groups of bacteria and proteolytic bacteria, lipolytic, and amylolitic. The results of this study show that in the media of African catfish hatchery fish have bacteria that degrade organic material that has properties of proteolytic, lipolytic, and most potentially amylolitic consisting of bacterial isolates of Pseudomonas stutzeri B ie (97.81%) with values highest protease hydrolysis test results 1.878 mm, ie G isolates of Pseudomonas pseudomallei (97.81%) with the highest value of 1.909 mm hydrolysis test and bacterial isolates of Pseudomonas stutzeri K (61.21%) with the highest value of 1.944 mm hydrolysis test.

NOM removal for extension of chlorine dioxide residuals and lower biological regrowth potentials

Techniques to decrease the rate of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) decay in a treated water from Whitfield, Australia were investigated. Biofiltration, microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) were considered as possible means of removing organic compounds which react with the ClO2. Membrane filtration removed more organic material than biofiltration, but biofiltration led to greater ClO2 durations and lower biological regrowth potentials than MF or UF. The results indicated that biofiltration was able to preferentially remove the fast reacting component of organic material that led to rapid ClO2 decay and also lowered the biological regrowth potential of the water.

Carbon and nitrogen isotope compositions of organic matter in coastal marine sediments (the Gulf of Trieste, N Adriatic Sea): indicators of sources and preservation

Terrestrial organic carbon (OC) preserved in marine sediments is an important reservoir in the global carbon cycle, but remains poorly constrained. We determined the elemental and C- and N-isotopic compositions of organic material (OM) in surface sediments and sediment cores from the Gulf of Trieste (N Adriatic), an area characterized by relatively high riverine input. This multiple tracer approach permits evaluation of how sensitive each tracer is for constraining the terrestrial component of OM. Using the relevant terrestrial and marine OM end-members, we estimate that the terrestrial contribution ranges from about 90% at the mouth of the Isonzo River and decreases to ≤10% in the center of the Gulf. In the southern part of the Gulf, 32–44% of terrestrial OC is contributed from smaller rivers, while the δ 15N values of OM reflect more effective nutrient utilization. Analyses of different size fractions show that smaller particles are consistently more organic-rich and tend to be transported further from the river mouth, depending on river discharge. In the size fraction 2–16 μm, elemental ratios and δ 13C org and δ 15N isotopic signatures are consistent with a sedimentary OM pool dominated by bacterially derived biomass. Radiocarbon analyses of sedimentary OC yield depleted Δ 14C values (−338.7‰ to −429.4‰), indicating a significant fraction of relatively old OC. The natural abundance of 13C and 14C tracers suggests a two-component mixture of ancient and modern C in the sediments down to approximately 60 cm sub-bottom, with an estimated ∼45% of sedimentary OC probably being derived from ancient sedimentary OC (kerogen). In addition, there is a significant change in the source of organic material downcore in these sediments which, along with geological evidence, indicate contributions from freshwater swamps typical of coastal lakes with intermittent connections to the sea (brackish) prior to ∼9000 BP. Depth variations in a core from a salt marsh further indicate temporal variability of OM deposition and transformations in a changing brackish-marine environment in the past.

Fractional Precipitation of Humic Acids from Recent Sediment by Use of N, N-Dimethyl-formamide and its Infra-red Absorption Spectra

THE classification of humic substances, which are the main component of organic material in soils and sediments, is based on colour and behaviour in solvents. Humic acids are defined, according to the Tyurin method1, as a group of compounds which are extracted from a sample by alkaline solution and then precipitated by the addition of mineral acid.