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Fractal nature of humic acids

A. C. Silva, E. S. Mendonça, M. L. Martins, C. Reis

01/Dec/2000

Among the tools used to describe the ramified structure or the rugged and distorted surface of humic acids (HA), fractal geometry seems to be one of the most adequate to explain the conformation of humic particles (molecular aggregates). From the experimental point of view, fractal dimension (D) of natural systems may be measured through the transmitted light, not scattered or absorved (turbidimetry’τ’). The presence of fractals indicates that the system may be decomposed in parts, each part being a copy […]