Fractionation and characterization of ozonated and post chlorinated aquatic fulvic acid using gel chromatography


Gul S., Abbt-Braun G., Frimmel F.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, vol.75, no.3, pp.275-284, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

Extracted aquatic fulvic acid samples (HO10FA) from a brown lake Hohloh in the Black Forest (Germany) were ozonated at two different ozone doses and then chlorinated. In connection with liquid chromatography and further detection systems (UV and DOG) on gel matrix, a combined system (gel chromatograpy) was used for a detailed characterization of ozonated and post-chlorinated fulvic acid samples. The gel chromatographic characterization showed a slight decrease in DOC (14%) and SAC(254) (36%) at the end of 20 min ozonation whereas the low ozonation time (5 min) caused increases in DOC (6%) and SAC(254), (56%).