humic acids

The antioxidant properties of humic acids of various origins have been investigated (from bio-humus, black soil from Ternopil region, and peat from different regions, such as: Velykyi Liubin, Drohobych and Belarus Republic). Titrimetric analysis has been shown the quantitative composition of the acidic functional groups of the obtained humic acids. According to the data of thermogravimetric analysis, the values of parameters, showing the ratio of their aliphatic to the cyclic part were determined.

Based on the complex thermal, titrimetric and UV/Vis spectral analyzes, the structure and the content of functional groups in the molecules of humic acids obtained from different raw materials – coprolite, peat and leonardite – were investigated. The thermal stability of the substances was investigated in the air in the temperature range 20-1000°C. It has been found that the content of the aliphatic component is predominant in humic acids obtained from different raw materials.