title: NMR study of the humification process during sewage sludge treatment.
abstract: Humic acids, extracted from sludge at the biologic-mechanical sewage treatment plant in Jastrzebie Zdroj, have been investigated by means of (1)H, (13)C and (31)P NMR spectroscopy. Sludge samples for studies were taken from the primary settling tank, the nitrification chamber, the digestion chamber and the sludge drying beds. The (1)H NMR analysis of humic acid extracted from sludge at various stages of sewage treatment confirmed the presence of the functional groups that are characteristic for humic substances, and the analysis showed changes in their relative intensities. The (13)C NMR indicated that the aromatisation of the humic acid increased during sewage treatment. Moreover, the analysis of the (31)P NMR spectra allowed us to observe the changes in the phosphorus groups of the studied humic acids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Chemistry and Technology, Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bartoszek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Polak
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Sułkowski
mesh_terms: D006812:Humic Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006812:Humic Substances; D012722:Sewage; D012987:Soil; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical