TY - JOUR TT - Leonardite and Humic Matters AU - Engin, V Taylan AU - Cöcen, E İlknur PY - 2012 DA - July JF - MT Bilimsel PB - Mayeb Basın Yayın İnsan Kaynakları Ltd. Şti. WT - DergiPark SN - 2146-9431 SP - 13 EP - 20 IS - 2 KW - Leonardit KW - humik maddeler KW - humidifikasyon KW - humik asit N2 - Humification is defined as decomposition and microbial degregation of the animal and plant residues into the soil. Leonardite is an oxidized lignite which hasn’t completed process of coalification. The most characteristic thing for defining leonardite is the humic acid content. Humic substances derived from leonardite are humin, humic acid, fulvic acid and ulmic acid. Leonardite and humic substances derived from leonardite used in many sectors such as cosmetics, pharmaceutical industry, drilling sectors, animal feed industry and filter systems. In this study, leonardite, humic substances and their usage areas were defined. The main objective of this study is examination of leonardite in Turkey according to the using areas. For this purpose, humic acid content of Niğde, Uşak, Meriç, Çanakkale, Soma, Muğla, Denizli and Adıyaman region samples were determined. According to humic acid contents of these samples, their using areas was discussed. UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/mtb/article/354948 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/366558 ER -