Humic acid Purification

Different methods of humic acid extracted from almost all contain more inorganic. Purification of crude humic acid removal is mainly inorganic, commonly known as "de Grey", by: 1, the physical flocculation: the alkaline extract of HA to add the right amount of Na2SO4, promote accelerated finely dispersed inorganic colloidal flocculation and sedimentation, centrifugation or by filtration, HCl and then transferred to pH ~ 1.5, heating, washing, generally available ash < 5% of the humic acid; 2, the chemical method: 1g humic acid into 0.5ml concentrated HCl +0.5 ml 48% HF +99 ml water mixture, shaking at room temperature for 24 ~ 48h, washed to free Cl-ions. This method can be effective removal of Fe, Al, Si, so that less than 1% ash; can also be used NaOH-H2SO4-HNO3 followed by processing, the inorganic components were formed first, sodium silicate, sodium aluminate, ferric oxide, and then acid dissolution, leaching; 3, fulvic acid (FA) and the separation of inorganic salts and refined. Existing part of the technology are: 1) dialysis or electrodialysis: The semi-permeable membrane can be effectively separated water-soluble inorganic salts and potassium humic acid, but complex or difficult to separate the strong adsorption of humic acid - metal organic compounds; 2) H-type adsorption resin (such as acid type Ambertite IR120, sulfonic acid type Dowex-50) adsorbed FA, with the alkali desorption FA, then the cation resin, extracted with ether, the availability of low-ash FA [91]; 4) Surfactant adsorption and separation; 3) Fe3 +, Al3 +, Pb2 + and other high-priced metal ion precipitation FA, then the strong chelating agents (such as double Dithizone benzene) complex, the humic acid solution at pH7 by adding cationic surfactant ( meters, such as brominated sulfone DB), and FA to form an ion pair, and then extraction removal of DB; 5) separation of the solvent: sodium humate treatment with HCl, water, acid elution, and then washed with ethanol and water extract FA. 4, regardless of humic or fulvic acid, concentrated, dry chemical changes most likely to occur, so the processing temperature should be <70 , it is best to vacuum concentration and freeze drying.