Variation of the Composition and Properties of the Water-Soluble Components of Peat during Mechanochemical Treatment
OLEG I. LOMOVSKY1, ALEXANDER A. IVANOV2, OLGA A. ROZHANSKAYA3, NATALIA V. YUDINA2 and KONSTANTIN G. KOROLEV1
1Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul. Kutateladze 18, Novosibirsk 630128 (Russia), E-mail: lomov@solid.nsc.ru 2Institute of Petroleum Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Akademicheskiy 3, Tomsk 634055 (Russia) 3Siberian Scientific Research Institute of Fodder, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Novosibirsk region, pos. Krasnoobsk 630501 (Russia)
Pages: 353-359
Abstract
Variation of composition and properties of the water-soluble components of peat during mechanochemical treatment has been studied. Mechanochemical treatment affects the composition, quantitative content, and biological activity of the water-soluble components of peat. Mechanochemical treatment of high peat with celloviridine and alkali increases the yield of the water-soluble oxygen-containing compounds, including humic acids. The mineral composition of peat after processing practically did not change. The water-soluble components obtained by the mechanochemical method stimulate germination of seeds and development of wheat sprouts at the early stages of vegetation.
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