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Giri A, Banerjee UC, Kumar M, Pant D. Intracellular carbonic anhydrase from Citrobacter freundii and its role in bio-sequestration. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 267:789-792. [PMID: 30072238 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The aim of this work was to study the CO2 bio-sequestration application of indigenous Citrobacter species and its carbonic anhydrase (CA). Intracellular CA was purified from Citrobacter freundii (CF; accession no: MH283871) isolated from limestone rock site in Kumaun region of Indian Himalaya studied for the sequestration of carbon dioxide and the formation of calcite. CF showed maximum CA enzyme activity at 11.3 EU/ml at pH 7.0 and 37 °C. Hydration of CO2 into carbonate was characterized by calcite phase of calcium carbonate using absorption spectroscopy and imaging technique. Purified CA showed a significantly high CO2 sequestration capacity of 230 mg CaCO3/mg of purified as compared to crude enzyme (50 mg CaCO3/ml of enzyme).
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- Anand Giri
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Indian Oil Corporation R&D Centre, Sector 13, Faridabad, India
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Alonso MJC, Ortiz CEL, Perez SOG, Narayanasamy R, Fajardo San Miguel GDJ, Hernández HH, Balagurusamy N. Improved strength and durability of concrete through metabolic activity of ureolytic bacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:21451-21458. [PMID: 28593545 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9347-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In recent years, biomineralization process is being employed in development of bioconcrete, which is emerging as a sustainable method to enhance the durability of concrete by way of increasing compressive strength and reducing the chloride permeability. In this study, different bacterial strains isolated from the soils of the Laguna Region of Mexico were selected for further study. ACRN5 strain demonstrated higher urease activity than other strains, and the optimum substrate concentration, pH, and temperature were 120 mM, pH 8, and 25 °C, respectively. Further, Km and Vmax of urease activity of ACRN5 were 21.38 mM and 0.212 mM min-1, respectively. It was observed that addition of ACRN5 at 105 cells ml-1 to cement-water mixture significantly increased (14.94%) in compressive strength after 36 days of curing and reduced chloride penetration. Deposition of calcite in bio-mortars was observed in scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray diffraction spectrometry analyses. Results of this study demonstrated the role of microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation in improving the physico-mechanical properties of bio-mortars.
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- Maria Jose Castro Alonso
- Laboratorio de Biorremediación, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Carretera Torreón-Matamoros Km 7.5, Torreón, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biorremediación, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Carretera Torreón-Matamoros Km 7.5, Torreón, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Ciencias y Arquitectura de la Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Ciencias y Arquitectura de la Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Universidad S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, CP 66451, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Centro Universitario, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, San Javier Atizapán de Zaragoza, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biorremediación, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Carretera Torreón-Matamoros Km 7.5, Torreón, Mexico.
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Bhattacharya A, Naik SN, Khare SK. Harnessing the bio-mineralization ability of urease producing Serratia marcescens and Enterobacter cloacae EMB19 for remediation of heavy metal cadmium (II). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 215:143-152. [PMID: 29567554 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In the present study, urease positive Serratia marcescens (NCIM2919) and Enterobacter cloacae EMB19 (MTCC10649) were individually evaluated for remediation of cadmium (II) using ureolysis-induced calcium carbonate precipitation. Both the cultures were observed to efficiently remove cadmium from the media through co-precipitation of Cd (II) and Ca (II). S. marcescens and E. cloacae EMB19, respectively showed 96 and 98% removal of initial 5.0 mg L-1 soluble Cd (II) from the urea and CaCl2 laden media at 96 h of incubation period. At higher Cd (II) concentrations of 10 and 15 mg L-1, cadmium removal efficiency was much higher in case of E. cloacae EMB19 compared to S. marcescens. In-vitro cadmium (II) remediation study using urease containing cell-free culture supernatant of S. marcescens and E. cloacae EMB19 showed respective 98 and 53% removal of initial 50 mg L-1 Cd (II) from the reaction mixtures in co-presence of Ca (II). While in sole presence of Cd (II), only 16 and 8% removal of Cd (II) were detected for S. marcescens and E. cloacae EMB19, respectively. The elemental analysis of the co-precipitated mineral products using Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) clearly showed the prevalence of Ca and Cd ions. The morphology Cd-Ca composites formed with respect to both the cultures were observed to be of different shape and size as revealed through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Entire study hence comes out with a sustainable bioremediation option which could be effectively used to tackle Cd (II) or other heavy metal pollution.
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- Amrik Bhattacharya
- Enzyme and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi 11016, India; Center for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Center for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Enzyme and Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi 11016, India.
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Isolation and characterization of urease-producing bacteria from tropical peat. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bhagat C, Dudhagara P, Tank S. Trends, application and future prospectives of microbial carbonic anhydrase mediated carbonation process for CCUS. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 124:316-335. [PMID: 28921830 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2017] [Revised: 06/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Growing industrialization and the desire for a better economy in countries has accelerated the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs), by more than the buffering capacity of the earth's atmosphere. Among the various GHGs, carbon dioxide occupies the first position in the anthroposphere and has detrimental effects on the ecosystem. For decarbonization, several non-biological methods of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) have been in use for the past few decades, but they are suffering from narrow applicability. Recently, CO2 emission and its disposal related problems have encouraged the implementation of bioprocessing to achieve a zero waste economy for a sustainable environment. Microbial carbonic anhydrase (CA) catalyses reversible CO2 hydration and forms metal carbonates that mimic the natural phenomenon of weathering/carbonation and is gaining merit for CCUS. Thus, the diversity and specificity of CAs from different micro-organisms could be explored for CCUS. In the literature, more than 50 different microbial CAs have been explored for mineral carbonation. Further, microbial CAs can be engineered for the mineral carbonation process to develop new technology. CA driven carbonation is encouraging due to its large storage capacity and favourable chemistry, allowing site-specific sequestration and reusable product formation for other industries. Moreover, carbonation based CCUS holds five-fold more sequestration capacity over the next 100 years. Thus, it is an eco-friendly, feasible, viable option and believed to be the impending technology for CCUS. Here, we attempt to examine the distribution of various types of microbial CAs with their potential applications and future direction for carbon capture. Although there are few key challenges in bio-based technology, they need to be addressed in order to commercialize the technology.
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- C Bhagat
- Department of Biosciences (UGC-SAP-DRS-II), Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biosciences (UGC-SAP-DRS-II), Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biosciences (UGC-SAP-DRS-II), Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India
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Maciejewska M, Adam D, Naômé A, Martinet L, Tenconi E, Całusińska M, Delfosse P, Hanikenne M, Baurain D, Compère P, Carnol M, Barton HA, Rigali S. Assessment of the Potential Role of Streptomyces in Cave Moonmilk Formation. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1181. [PMID: 28706508 PMCID: PMC5489568 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Moonmilk is a karstic speleothem mainly composed of fine calcium carbonate crystals (CaCO3) with different textures ranging from pasty to hard, in which the contribution of biotic rock-building processes is presumed to involve indigenous microorganisms. The real microbial input in the genesis of moonmilk is difficult to assess leading to controversial hypotheses explaining the origins and the mechanisms (biotic vs. abiotic) involved. In this work, we undertook a comprehensive approach in order to assess the potential role of filamentous bacteria, particularly a collection of moonmilk-originating Streptomyces, in the genesis of this speleothem. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) confirmed that indigenous filamentous bacteria could indeed participate in moonmilk development by serving as nucleation sites for CaCO3 deposition. The metabolic activities involved in CaCO3 transformation were furthermore assessed in vitro among the collection of moonmilk Streptomyces, which revealed that peptides/amino acids ammonification, and to a lesser extend ureolysis, could be privileged metabolic pathways participating in carbonate precipitation by increasing the pH of the bacterial environment. Additionally, in silico search for the genes involved in biomineralization processes including ureolysis, dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia, active calcium ion transport, and reversible hydration of CO2 allowed to identify genetic predispositions for carbonate precipitation in Streptomyces. Finally, their biomineralization abilities were confirmed by environmental SEM, which allowed to visualize the formation of abundant mineral deposits under laboratory conditions. Overall, our study provides novel evidences that filamentous Actinobacteria could be key protagonists in the genesis of moonmilk through a wide spectrum of biomineralization processes.
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- Marta Maciejewska
- InBioS-Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium
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- InBioS-Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium
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- InBioS-Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium
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- InBioS-Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium
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- InBioS-Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium
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- Environmental Research and Innovation Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyBelvaux, Luxembourg
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- Environmental Research and Innovation Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyBelvaux, Luxembourg
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- InBioS-Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium.,PhytoSYSTEMS, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium
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- PhytoSYSTEMS, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium.,InBioS-Eukaryotic Phylogenomics, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution and Centre of Aid for Research and Education in Microscopy-ULg, Institute of Chemistry B6a University of LiègeLiège, Belgium
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- InBioS-Plant and Microbial Ecology, Botany B22, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, University of AkronAkron, OH, United States
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- InBioS-Centre for Protein Engineering, Institut de Chimie B6a, University of LiègeLiège, Belgium
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Precipitation of Carbonate Minerals Induced by the Halophilic Chromohalobacter Israelensis under High Salt Concentrations: Implications for Natural Environments. MINERALS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/min7060095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Duan Y, Feng M, Zhong X, Shang R, Huang L. Thermodynamic Simulation of Carbonate Cements-Water-Carbon Dioxide Equilibrium in Sandstone for Prediction of Precipitation/Dissolution of Carbonate Cements. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167035. [PMID: 27907043 PMCID: PMC5132324 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Carbonate cements, such as calcite, dolomite, ferrocalcite and ankerite, play important roles in the formation of pores in sandstones: precipitation of carbonate cements modifies pores and inhibits compaction, while dissolution creates secondary pores. This work proposed a precipitation-dissolution model for carbonate cements-CO2-H2O system by means of ion equilibrium concentration ([M2+], M = Ca, Mg, Fe or Mn) with different factors, such as temperature, depth, pH, [Formula: see text], variable rock composition and overpressure. Precipitation-dissolution reaction routes were also analyzed by minimization of the total Gibbs free energy (ΔG). Δ[M2+], the variation of [Ca2+], [Fe2+], [Mg2+] or [Mn2+] for every 100 m of burial depths, is used to predict precipitation or dissolution. The calculation results indicate that the increasing temperature results in decrease of equilibrium constant of reactions, while the increasing pressure results in a relatively smaller increase of equilibrium constant; As a result, with increasing burial depth, which brings about increase of both temperature and pressure, carbonate cements dissolve firstly and produces the maximal dissolved amounts, and then precipitation happens with further increasing depth; For example, calcite is dissolving from 0.0 km to 3.0 km with a maximal value of [Ca2+] at depth of 0.8 km, and then precipitates with depth deeper than 3.0 km. Meanwhile, with an increasing CO2 mole fraction in the gaseous phase from 0.1% to 10.0% in carbonate systems, the aqueous concentration of metal ions increases, e.g., dissolved amount of CaFe0.7Mg0.3(CO3)2 increases and reaches maximum of 1.78 mmol·L-1 and 8.26 mmol·L-1 at burial depth of 0.7 km with CO2 mole fraction of 0.1% and 10.0%, respectively. For the influence of overpressure in the calcite system, with overpressure ranging from 36 MPa to 83 MPa, pH reaches a minimum of 6.8 at overpressure of 51 MPa; meanwhile, Δ[Ca2+] increases slightly from -2.24 mmol·L-1 to -2.17 mmol·L-1 and remains negative, indicating it is also a precipitation process at burial depth of 3.9 km where overpressure generated. The method used in this study can be applied in assessing burial precipitation-dissolution processes and predicting possible pores in reservoirs with carbonate cement-water-carbon dioxide.
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- Yiping Duan
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
- * E-mail: (MF); , (LH)
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
- Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Li M, Zhu X, Wilkinson S, Huang M, Achal V. Complete Genome Sequence of Carbonic Anhydrase Producing Psychrobacter sp. SHUES1. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1442. [PMID: 27679619 PMCID: PMC5021049 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Mengmeng Li
- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University Shanghai, China
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Dhami NK, Mukherjee A, Reddy MS. Applicability of bacterial biocementation in sustainable construction materials. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Navdeep Kaur Dhami
- Department of Civil Engineering; Curtin University; GPO Box U1987 Perth Western Australia Australia
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- Department of Civil Engineering; Curtin University; GPO Box U1987 Perth Western Australia Australia
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- Department of Biotechnology; Thapar University; Patiala 147004 Punjab India
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Screening for Urease-Producing Bacteria from Limestone Caves of Sarawak. BORNEO JOURNAL OF RESOURCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.33736/bjrst.213.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Urease is a key enzyme in the chemical reaction of microorganism and has been found to be associated withcalcification, which is essential in microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) process. Three bacterialisolates (designated as LPB19, TSB31 and TSB12) were among twenty-eight bacteria that were isolated fromsamples collected from Sarawak limestone caves using the enrichment culture technique. Isolates LPB19, TSB31and TSB12 were selected based on their quick urease production when compared to other isolates. Phenotypiccharacteristics indicate all three bacterial strains are gram-positive, rod-shaped, motile, catalase and oxidasepositive. Urease activity of the bacterial isolates were measured through changes in conductivity in the absence ofcalcium ions. The bacterial isolates (LPB19, TSB12 and TSB31) showed urease activity of 16.14, 12.45 and 11.41mM urea hydrolysed/min respectively. The current work suggested that these isolates serves as constitutiveproducers of urease, potentially useful in inducing calcite precipitates.
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Seifan M, Samani AK, Berenjian A. Bioconcrete: next generation of self-healing concrete. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:2591-602. [PMID: 26825821 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7316-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials and has a high tendency to form cracks. These cracks lead to significant reduction in concrete service life and high replacement costs. Although it is not possible to prevent crack formation, various types of techniques are in place to heal the cracks. It has been shown that some of the current concrete treatment methods such as the application of chemicals and polymers are a source of health and environmental risks, and more importantly, they are effective only in the short term. Thus, treatment methods that are environmentally friendly and long-lasting are in high demand. A microbial self-healing approach is distinguished by its potential for long-lasting, rapid and active crack repair, while also being environmentally friendly. Furthermore, the microbial self-healing approach prevails the other treatment techniques due to the efficient bonding capacity and compatibility with concrete compositions. This study provides an overview of the microbial approaches to produce calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Prospective challenges in microbial crack treatment are discussed, and recommendations are also given for areas of future research.
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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Microscopic characterization of the bacterial cell envelope of Planococcus halocryophilus Or1 during subzero growth at −15 °C. Polar Biol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-015-1826-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cuzman OA, Rescic S, Richter K, Wittig L, Tiano P. Sporosarcina pasteurii use in extreme alkaline conditions for recycling solid industrial wastes. J Biotechnol 2015; 214:49-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Formate oxidation-driven calcium carbonate precipitation by Methylocystis parvus OBBP. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 80:4659-67. [PMID: 24837386 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01349-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) applied in the construction industry poses several disadvantages such asammonia release to the air and nitric acid production. An alternative MICP from calcium formate by Methylocystis parvus OBBP is presented here to overcome these disadvantages. To induce calcium carbonate precipitation, M. parvus was incubated at different calcium formate concentrations and starting culture densities. Up to 91.4% ± 1.6% of the initial calcium was precipitated in the methane-amended cultures compared to 35.1% ± 11.9% when methane was not added. Because the bacteria could only utilize methane for growth, higher culture densities and subsequently calcium removals were exhibited in the cultures when methane was added. A higher calcium carbonate precipitate yield was obtained when higher culture densities were used but not necessarily when more calcium formate was added. This was mainly due to salt inhibition of the bacterial activity at a high calcium formate concentration. A maximum 0.67 ± 0.03 g of CaCO3 g of Ca(CHOOH)2(-1) calcium carbonate precipitate yield was obtained when a culture of 10(9) cells ml(-1) and 5 g of calcium formate liter(-)1 were used. Compared to the current strategy employing biogenic urea degradation as the basis for MICP, our approach presents significant improvements in the environmental sustainability of the application in the construction industry.
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Cuzman OA, Richter K, Wittig L, Tiano P. Alternative nutrient sources for biotechnological use of Sporosarcina pasteurii. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 31:897-906. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-015-1844-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ghelani AD, Bhagat CB, Dudhagara PR, Gondalia SV, Patel RK. Biomimetic Sequestration of CO2 Using Carbonic Anhydrase from Calcite Encrust Forming Marine Actinomycetes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.17311/sciintl.2015.48.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Xiao L, Lian B, Hao J, Liu C, Wang S. Effect of carbonic anhydrase on silicate weathering and carbonate formation at present day CO₂ concentrations compared to primordial values. Sci Rep 2015; 5:7733. [PMID: 25583135 PMCID: PMC4291579 DOI: 10.1038/srep07733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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It is widely recognized that carbonic anhydrase (CA) participates in silicate weathering and carbonate formation. Nevertheless, it is still not known if the magnitude of the effect produced by CA on surface rock evolution changes or not. In this work, CA gene expression from Bacillus mucilaginosus and the effects of recombination protein on wollastonite dissolution and carbonate formation under different conditions are explored. Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR was used to explore the correlation between CA gene expression and sufficiency or deficiency in calcium and CO2 concentration. The results show that the expression of CA genes is negatively correlated with both CO2 concentration and ease of obtaining soluble calcium. A pure form of the protein of interest (CA) is obtained by cloning, heterologous expression, and purification. The results from tests of the recombination protein on wollastonite dissolution and carbonate formation at different levels of CO2 concentration show that the magnitudes of the effects of CA and CO2 concentration are negatively correlated. These results suggest that the effects of microbial CA in relation to silicate weathering and carbonate formation may have increased importance at the modern atmospheric CO2 concentration compared to 3 billion years ago.
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- Leilei Xiao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center for Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550002, China
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Ronholm J, Schumann D, Sapers HM, Izawa M, Applin D, Berg B, Mann P, Vali H, Flemming RL, Cloutis EA, Whyte LG. A mineralogical characterization of biogenic calcium carbonates precipitated by heterotrophic bacteria isolated from cryophilic polar regions. GEOBIOLOGY 2014; 12:542-556. [PMID: 25256888 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Precipitation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3(s) ) can be driven by microbial activity. Here, a systematic approach is used to identify the morphological and mineralogical characteristics of CaCO3(s) precipitated during the heterotrophic growth of micro-organisms isolated from polar environments. Focus was placed on establishing mineralogical features that are common in bioliths formed during heterotrophic activity, while in parallel identifying features that are specific to bioliths precipitated by certain microbial phylotypes. Twenty microbial isolates that precipitated macroscopic CaCO3(s) when grown on B4 media supplemented with calcium acetate or calcium citrate were identified. A multimethod approach, including scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and micro-X-ray diffraction (μ-XRD), was used to characterize CaCO3(s) precipitates. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy showed that complete CaCO3(s) crystal encrustation of Arthrobacter sp. cells was common, while encrustation of Rhodococcus sp. cells did not occur. Several euhedral and anhedral mineral formations including disphenoid-like epitaxial plates, rhomboid-like aggregates with epitaxial rhombs, and spherulite aggregates were observed. While phylotype could not be linked to specific mineral formations, isolates tended to precipitate either euhedral or anhedral minerals, but not both. Three anhydrous CaCO3(s) polymorphs (calcite, aragonite, and vaterite) were identified by μ-XRD, and calcite and aragonite were also identified based on TEM lattice-fringe d value measurements. The presence of certain polymorphs was not indicative of biogenic origin, although several mineralogical features such as crystal-encrusted bacterial cells, or casts of bacterial cells embedded in mesocrystals are an indication of biogenic origin. In addition, some features such as the formation of vaterite and bacterial entombment appear to be linked to certain phylotypes. Identifying phylotypes consistent with certain mineralogical features is the first step toward discovering a link between these crystal features and the precise underlying molecular biology of the organism precipitating them.
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- J Ronholm
- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
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Richardson A, A. Coventry K, M. Forster A, Jamison C. Surface consolidation of natural stone materials using microbial induced calcite precipitation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1108/ss-07-2013-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
– Deterioration in natural stone is associated with many decay mechanisms and often the inherent composition of the materials themselves. Sandstone varies considerably but they all require a cementing matrix to bind amongst others, the silica (SiO2) particles together (Reading, 1989). In calcareous sandstones and limestones this binding matrix is principally calcium carbonate based (Muir, 2006; Reading, 1989; McMillan et al., 1999) in the form of calcite (CaCO3). Friable sandstone substrates and stones suffering from “surface dissolution” or disaggregation (Muir, 2006; Smith et al., 1992) have been traditionally consolidated utilising a host of chemical compounds that had, in many cases negative effects on their long-term performance (Muir, 2006). A principle issue amongst many was moisture entrapment and irreversibility of the consolidants adopted. The paper aims to discuss these issues.
Design/methodology/approach
– This paper investigates the effect of microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP) as a natural treatment for the conservation of historic natural stone substrates. Sporosarcina pasteurii has been proven as a bacterium that can perform MICP effectively in extreme conditions making it the preferred bacterium for the MICP process within this study. Surface treatment experiments were analysed by measuring the mass increase and surface changes using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
Findings
– The surface treatments showed a noticeable mass increase and observable deposition when viewed using a SEM microscope. Bio cementation of loose sand particles was observed and the degree of cementation was determined using a Moh's hardness test.
Research limitations/implications
– Recommendations for further work to improve this study are: use an increased Sporosarcina pasteurii cell optical density which would provide a greater calcite output. Carry out a paired comparison initial surface absorption test (BS 1881: Part 208, 1996 or ASTM C 1585-04, 2004). To be carried out on untreated control and MICP samples which would determine the pore blocking effect and surface repair capability of the treated samples.
Practical implications
– A method for obtaining optimal results in terms of surface treatment would involve reducing the time between mixing and application, this would require having the two reaction constituents mixed only seconds before use. Using a late mix spray application system has the potential to allow the two mixtures to combine in the spray nozzle whilst exiting the apparatus.
Originality/value
– This paper investigates a safe, natural process for stone repair.
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López-Moreno A, Sepúlveda-Sánchez JD, Mercedes Alonso Guzmán EM, Le Borgne S. Calcium carbonate precipitation by heterotrophic bacteria isolated from biofilms formed on deteriorated ignimbrite stones: influence of calcium on EPS production and biofilm formation by these isolates. BIOFOULING 2014; 30:547-560. [PMID: 24689777 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2014.888715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Heterotrophic CaCO3-precipitating bacteria were isolated from biofilms on deteriorated ignimbrites, siliceous acidic rocks, from Morelia Cathedral (Mexico) and identified as Enterobacter cancerogenus (22e), Bacillus sp. (32a) and Bacillus subtilis (52g). In solid medium, 22e and 32a precipitated calcite and vaterite while 52g produced calcite. Urease activity was detected in these isolates and CaCO3 precipitation increased in the presence of urea in the liquid medium. In the presence of calcium, EPS production decreased in 22e and 32a and increased in 52g. Under laboratory conditions, ignimbrite colonization by these isolates only occurred in the presence of calcium and no CaCO3 was precipitated. Calcium may therefore be important for biofilm formation on stones. The importance of the type of stone, here a siliceous stone, on biological colonization is emphasized. This calcium effect has not been reported on calcareous materials. The importance of the effect of calcium on EPS production and biofilm formation is discussed in relation to other applications of CaCO3 precipitation by bacteria.
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Key Words
- BG-11, Blue Green mineral medium
- BLAST, basic local alignment search tool
- CPS, capsular polysaccharides
- CR, Congo Red
- CaCO3 precipitation
- EPS production
- EPS, extracellular polymeric substances
- MEGA, molecular evolutionary genetics analysis
- NCBI, National Center for Biotechnology Information
- OD, optical density
- PBS, phosphate buffered saline
- PGY-BG11, BG-11 medium supplemented with peptone, glucose and yeast extract
- SEM, scanning electron microscopy
- XRD, X-ray diffraction
- biofilm formation
- calcium effect
- heterotrophic bacteria
- ignimbrite stones
- rRNA, ribosomal ribonucleic acid
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- Angélica López-Moreno
- a Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud , Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana , México D.F. , Mexico
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Achal V, Pan X. Influence of calcium sources on microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation by Bacillus sp. CR2. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 173:307-17. [PMID: 24643454 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-0842-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Stimulation of microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICCP) is likely to be influenced by calcium sources. In order to study such influences, we performed MICCP using Bacillus sp. CR2 in nutrient broth containing urea, supplemented with different calcium sources (calcium chloride, calcium oxide, calcium acetate and calcium nitrate). The experiment lasted 7 days, during which bacterial growth, urease activity, calcite production and pH were measured. Our results showed that calcium chloride is the better calcium source for MICCP process, since it provides higher urease activity and more calcite production. The influences of calcium sources on MICCP were further studied using Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. These analyses confirmed that the precipitate formed was CaCO3 and composed of predominantly calcite crystals with a little amount of aragonite and vaterite crystals. The maximum yield of calcite precipitation was achievable with calcium chloride followed by calcium nitrate as a calcium source. The results of present study may be applicable to media preparation during efficient MICCP process.
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- Varenyam Achal
- Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China
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Synergistic Role of Bacterial Urease and Carbonic Anhydrase in Carbonate Mineralization. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 172:2552-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0694-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Achal V, Pan X, Lee DJ, Kumari D, Zhang D. Remediation of Cr(VI) from chromium slag by biocementation. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 93:1352-1358. [PMID: 24001665 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Revised: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Here we demonstrate a calcifying ureolytic bacterium Bacillus sp. CS8 for the bioremediation of chromate (Cr(VI)) from chromium slag based on microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP). A consolidated structure like bricks was prepared from chromium slags using bacterial cells, and five stage Cr(VI) sequential extraction was carried out to know their distribution pattern. Cr(VI) mobility was found to significantly be decreased in the exchangeable fraction of Cr slag and subsequently, the Cr(VI) concentration was markedly increased in carbonated fraction after bioremediation. It was found that such Cr slag bricks developed high compressive strength with low permeability. Further, leaching behavior of Cr(VI) in the Cr slag was studied by column tests and remarkable decrease in Cr(VI) concentration was noticed after bioremediation. Cr slags from columns were characterized by SEM-EDS confirming MICP process in bioremediation. The incorporation of Cr(VI) into the calcite surface forms a strong complex that leads to obstruction in Cr(VI) release into the environment. As China is facing chromium slag accidents at the regular time intervals, the technology discussed in the present study promises to provide effective and economical treatment of such sites across the country, however, it can be used globally.
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- Varenyam Achal
- Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
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Achal V, Pan X, Zhang D. Bioremediation of strontium (Sr) contaminated aquifer quartz sand based on carbonate precipitation induced by Sr resistant Halomonas sp. CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 89:764-768. [PMID: 22850277 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Revised: 06/21/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Contamination of aquifers or sediments by radioactive strontium ((90)Sr) is a significant environmental problem. In the present study, microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) was evaluated for its potential to remediate strontium from aquifer quartz sand. A Sr resistant urease producing Halomonas sp. was characterized for its potential role in bioremediation. The bacterial strain removed 80% of Sr from soluble-exchangeable fraction of aquifer quartz sand. X-ray diffraction detected calcite, vaterite and aragonite along with calcite-strontianite (SrCO(3)) solid solution in bioremediated sample with indications that Sr was incorporated into the calcite. Scanning electron micrography coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray further confirmed MICP process in remediation. The study showed that MICP sequesters soluble strontium as biominerals and could play an important role in strontium bioremediation from both ecological and greener point of view.
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- Varenyam Achal
- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
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Achal V, Pan X, Fu Q, Zhang D. Biomineralization based remediation of As(III) contaminated soil by Sporosarcina ginsengisoli. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 201-202:178-184. [PMID: 22154871 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.11.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Revised: 11/11/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Arsenic is a highly toxic metalloid and has posed high risk to the environment. As(III) is highly mobile in soil and leached easily into groundwater. The current remediation techniques are not sufficient to immobilize this toxic element. In the present study, an As(III) tolerant bacterium Sporosarcina ginsengisoli CR5 was isolated from As contaminated soil of Urumqi, China. We investigated the role of microbial calcite precipitated by this bacterium to remediate soil contaminated with As(III). The bacterium was able to grow at high As(III) concentration of 50mM. In order to obtain arsenic distribution pattern, five stage soil sequential extraction was carried out. Arsenic mobility was found to significantly decrease in the exchangeable fraction of soil and subsequently the arsenic concentration was markedly increased in carbonated fraction after bioremediation. Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) process in bioremediation was further confirmed by ATR-FTIR and XRD analyses. XRD spectra showed presence of various biomineralization products such as calcite, gwihabaite, aragonite and vaterite in bioremediated soil samples. The results from this study have implications that MICP based bioremediation by S. ginsengisoli is a viable, environmental friendly technology for remediation of the arsenic contaminated sites.
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- Varenyam Achal
- Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
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