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concentrated HCl to pH ~ 1 and leaved <strong>in</strong><br />

refrigerator overnight. After the centrifugation (10<br />

m<strong>in</strong>., 4000 rpm, cool<strong>in</strong>g for 15 °C) the<br />

supernatant was poured out and the gel was<br />

washed three times by deionized water. Each<br />

wash<strong>in</strong>g was followed by centrifugation, the last<br />

one took 30 m<strong>in</strong>utes. F<strong>in</strong>ally the gel was<br />

deposited <strong>in</strong> dessicator with water to stabilize its<br />

humidity. The picture <strong>of</strong> prepared gel sample is<br />

shown on the Fig. 1.<br />

The HA sample was characterized by means <strong>of</strong><br />

table 1 Elementary analysis results<br />

content <strong>in</strong> dried<br />

element ash-free HA<br />

[atomic %]<br />

H 42,12<br />

C 41,16<br />

O 15,64<br />

N 0,91<br />

S 0,17<br />

the elementary analysis (Microanalyser Flash 1112, Carlo Erba), ash content analysis (sample<br />

conta<strong>in</strong>ed 6.8 weight % <strong>of</strong> water and 28.5 weight % <strong>of</strong> ash), and UV–VIS and FT–IR spectral<br />

analysis (Hitachi U 3300 and Nicolet impact 400 respectively). From the exact results <strong>of</strong> these<br />

analyses, which are listed elsewhere ([4]), it is clear, that used HA were <strong>of</strong> high degree <strong>of</strong><br />

humification. The humic gel sample was analyzed for its solid matter content<br />

(14.5 weight %), total gel acidity was determ<strong>in</strong>ed by potentiometric titration (gel conta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

8.12 mmol acid equivalents per 1 g <strong>of</strong> HA). The FT–IR spectroscopy analysis <strong>of</strong> dried gel<br />

sample results <strong>in</strong> fact that no chemical structure changes occur while gelation <strong>of</strong> HA.<br />

Diffusion experiment was divided <strong>in</strong>to several parts; <strong>in</strong> the first one the pre-determ<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

(see [3]) value <strong>of</strong> the diffusion coefficient <strong>of</strong> copper(II) ions <strong>in</strong> humic gel was verified by the<br />

stationary diffusion from the saturated copper(II) chloride solution. In detail, experimental<br />

procedure is listed <strong>in</strong> [4].<br />

In all rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g parts the non-stationary diffusion was studied. All experiments took place<br />

<strong>in</strong> apparatus presented on Fig. 2. Humic gel was packed <strong>in</strong>to plastic tube as 5 cm long<br />

cyl<strong>in</strong>der and 2 ml <strong>of</strong> both copper ions solution and deionized water were filled <strong>in</strong>to side<br />

conta<strong>in</strong>ers. First <strong>of</strong> all diffusion dependency on Cu(II) <strong>in</strong>itial concentration <strong>in</strong> solution was<br />

monitored by chang<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>itial concentration <strong>of</strong> CuCl2 solution placed <strong>in</strong> the apparatus<br />

conta<strong>in</strong>er, while the duration <strong>of</strong> experiment was ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed at 24 hours. After the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />

experiment, each gel sample was sliced and each slice was separately extracted by 1 mol.dm –3<br />

HCl. By the UV–VIS quantification <strong>of</strong> Cu(II) content <strong>in</strong> each extract, the concentration<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> the gel cyl<strong>in</strong>der and the total diffusion flux across the solution–gel <strong>in</strong>terface were<br />

determ<strong>in</strong>ed.<br />

Next part deals with the <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> time duration <strong>of</strong> diffusion experiment. The 1 day,<br />

3 days and 5 days periods have been chosen. The experiment was repeated for three Cu(II)<br />

<strong>in</strong>itial concentration values: 0.1 mol.dm –3 , 0.3 mol.dm –3 and 0.6 mol.dm –3 . Follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

experimental technique was adopted from previous experiment without changes.<br />

In the last part, the <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> other copper(II) solution properties has been <strong>in</strong>vestigated.<br />

The <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>of</strong> the type <strong>of</strong> copper(II) salt anion was studied by us<strong>in</strong>g CuCl2, Cu(NO3)2,<br />

Cu(II)<br />

plugged solution<br />

conta<strong>in</strong>ers<br />

HUMIC GEL<br />

plastic tube<br />

H2O<br />

Fig. 2 Scheme <strong>of</strong> the aparatus used <strong>in</strong> all<br />

diffusion eperiments<br />

Sborník soutěže Studentské tvůrčí č<strong>in</strong>nosti Student 2006 a doktorské soutěže O cenu děkana 2005 a 2006<br />

Sekce DSP 2006, strana 224

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