Sorption Behavior of Np(V) on Microbe Pure Culture and Consortia
Journal
Chemistry Letters
Journal Volume
46
Journal Issue
5
Start Page
771
End Page
774
ISSN
0366-7022
1348-0715
Date Issued
2017-05-05
Author(s)
Abstract
The sorption of Np(V) by microbe consortia and by a single pure culture of the Fe-reducing bacterium Shewanella putrefaciens was studied at pH levels between 3 and 7 under resting cell conditions. The sorption of Np(V) by S. putrefaciens obtained under inert conditions and by the consortia in the aerated condition was higher than that by S. putrefaciens under aerobic conditions at low pH below 5, strongly suggesting the presence of another mechanism other than the adsorption of Np(V) on the microbial cell surface, i.e., by reduction to Np(IV).
Subjects
Microbe consortia
Neptunium (Np)
Reduction
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Type
journal article