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Effect of peroxidation on soil electrochemical properties
Author(s) -
Sequi P.,
Aringhieri R.,
Pardini G.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
zeitschrift für pflanzenernährung und bodenkunde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1522-2624
pISSN - 0044-3263
DOI - 10.1002/jpln.19801430307
Subject(s) - hydrogen peroxide , chemistry , organic matter , electrochemistry , inorganic chemistry , aluminium , pyrophosphate , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , electrode , enzyme
Treatment with hydrogen peroxide to destroy the organic matter shifts the surface charge towards positive values. This is in agreement with the suggestion that per oxidation produces artefacts in the soil residues, since metals released from organic matter precipitate as hydroxide coating and produce positively charged surfaces. In the presence of 0.1 M sodium pyrophosphate, treatment with hydrogen peroxide always shifts the surface charge towards negative values, notwithstanding the removal of the electronegative organic components. It is suggested that the bulk of electropositive iron and aluminium oxides in soil are associated with the organic matter and removed by the treatment, so that permanent negative charges of clay minerals dominate in soil residue.