[Infrared spectroscopy application in soil organic matter].

As an important method to study the constitution and properties of macromolecular organic compounds, the infrared spectroscopy has been more and more widely taken in the researches of soil organic matters (SOM). Especially,the application of FTIR and the combined uses of FTIR with chromatogram etc. have made the researches of SOM get a great progress in many aspects. In this paper, the infrared spectroscopy applications were reviewed in SOM. It includes the following contents: the methods to study SOM by IR, studies on the constitution of soil humic substances (SHS), extraction of SOM and classification of SHS, decomposition, transformation and humification of organic matters, the differences of SOM in different situations, the interactions of SHS with metais, clay minerals and other organics in soil.