Transformations of Nitrogen

Further transformations of N take place at the oxic interfaces between the soil and floodwater and root and soil where NH4+ diffusing in from the neighbouring anoxic soil may be nitrified to NOs. Subsequently, NOs diffusing out into the anoxic soil may be denitrified to N2. This process results in significant losses of N from wet soils but its importance in submerged soils is unclear (Section 5.3). 

Most of the mineralizable N in the soil is converted to NH4+ within a few weeks of submergence if the temperature is favourable and the soil not strongly acid or deficient in other nutrients. The concentration of NH4+ in the soil solution typically reaches 0.1 to 5mM buffered by from 5 to 20 times this concentration 

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Fig. 3.6. Density transformation of nitrogen isotropic Raman spectrum normalized to a maximum [89] (gas density is given in amagat).

The annual primary production of organic carbon through photosynthesis is on the order of 70 Pg/yr. The major part of this carbon is decomposed or respired in a process that also involves the biogeochemical transformation of nitrogen, sulfur, and many other elements. Only a small part of the annual primary production of organic carbon escapes decomposition and is buried in marine sediments. On average. 

Fig. 12-1 Biological transformations of nitrogen compounds. The numbers refer to processes described in the text.

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Schneider, W.F., Hass, K.C., Ramprasad, R. et al. (1998) Density functional theory study of transformations of nitrogen oxides catalyzed by Cu-exchanged zeolites, J. Phys. Chem. B, 102, 3692. 

Beloshapkin, S.A., Matyshak, V.A., Paukshtis, E.A. et al. (1999) IR studies of the transformations of nitrogen-containing organic intermediates during selective reduction of nitrogen oxides by hydrocarbons, React. Kinet. Catal. Lett., 66, 297. 

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Scheme 2 Electrochemical and chemical transformations of nitrogen ligands.

Nitrate and Ammonium. The transformations of nitrogen species may occur under suitable microbial catalysis (5, 36). Nitrate reduction may result in formation of either elemental nitrogen or ammonium. Mass balances over a whole lake have indicated the importance of the denitrification process for the elimination of nitrogen from lakes (37). The conditions for the dis-similative ammonification of nitrate are poorly known (36). Ammonium is also released by the mineralization of biomass. 

Several specific oxidative transformations of nitrogen compounds can be carried out in the presence of copper salts. Oxidation of o-phenylenediamine with molecular oxygen in the presence of a twofold excess of CuCl in pyridine results in the formation of cis,cw-mucononitrile in high yield (equation 286).618 619 The bis- i-oxo tetranuclear complex Cu4Cl402(py)4 was found to be the active species in this transformation.618 A similar procedure can be used for the selective oxidative coupling of diphenylamine to tetraphenylhydrazine by CuCl/py/02 or Cu4Cl402py4 (equation 287).619... 

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As Barr et al. (2003) pointed out, the importance of such emissions is determined mainly by their impact on the three processes taking place in the atmosphere. The first consists in that such NMHCs as isoprene form in the course of carboxylization in plants and contribute much thereby to the formation of biospheric carbon cycle. The second process is connected with NMHCs exhibiting high chemical activity with respect to such main oxidants as hydroxyl radicals (OH), ozone (03), and nitrate radicals (N03). Reactions with the participation of such components result in the formation of radicals of alkylperoxides (R02), which favor efficient transformation of nitrogen monoxide (NO) into nitrogen dioxide (N02), which favors an increase of ozone concentration in the ABL. Finally, NMHC oxidation leads to the formation of such carbonyl compounds as formaldehyde (HCHO), which stimulates the processes of 03 formation. Finally, the oxidation of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes results in the intensive formation of fine carbon aerosol with a particle diameter of <0.4 pm... 

Michaels, A.F. et al. (1996) Inputs, losses and transformation of nitrogen and phosphorous in the pelagic North Atlantic Ocean. Biogeochemistry, 35, 27-73. 

Figure 1.2 M or chemical forms and transformations of nitrogen in the marine environment. The various chemical forms of nitrogen are plotted versus their oxidation state. Processes shown in grey occur in anoxic environments only. See text and Table 1.1 for further details.

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