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Kumar Rai R, Shankar Pati R, Islam A, Roy G. Detoxification of organomercurials by thiones and selones: A short review. Inorganica Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.120980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Priyadarshanee M, Chatterjee S, Rath S, Dash HR, Das S. Cellular and genetic mechanism of bacterial mercury resistance and their role in biogeochemistry and bioremediation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 423:126985. [PMID: 34464861 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic element that occurs at low concentrations in nature. However, various anthropogenic and natural sources contribute around 5000 to 8000 metric tons of Hg per year, rapidly deteriorating the environmental conditions. Mercury-resistant bacteria that possess the mer operon system have the potential for Hg bioremediation through volatilization from the contaminated milieus. Thus, bacterial mer operon plays a crucial role in Hg biogeochemistry and bioremediation by converting both reactive inorganic and organic forms of Hg to relatively inert, volatile, and monoatomic forms. Both the broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum bacteria harbor many genes of mer operon with their unique definitive functions. The presence of mer genes or proteins can regulate the fate of Hg in the biogeochemical cycle in the environment. The efficiency of Hg transformation depends upon the nature and diversity of mer genes present in mercury-resistant bacteria. Additionally, the bacterial cellular mechanism of Hg resistance involves reduced Hg uptake, extracellular sequestration, and bioaccumulation. The presence of unique physiological properties in a specific group of mercury-resistant bacteria enhances their bioremediation capabilities. Many advanced biotechnological tools also can improve the bioremediation efficiency of mercury-resistant bacteria to achieve Hg bioremediation.
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- Monika Priyadarshanee
- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela 769 008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela 769 008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela 769 008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela 769 008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela 769 008, Odisha, India.
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Sá C, Matos D, Pires A, Cardoso P, Figueira E. Effects of volatile sulfur compounds on growth and oxidative stress of Rhizobium leguminosarum E20-8 exposed to cadmium. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 800:149478. [PMID: 34391142 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) have been reported to be produced by many bacterial species. Depending on the compound, they can negatively influence some organisms (fungi, nematodes and insects) or promote plant growth. Some of these compounds have also been hypothesized to play a role in bacterial response to cadmium (Cd) induced stress. This study aimed to assess the potential effects of four VSCs (dimethyl sulfide - DMS, dimethyl disulfide - DMDS, dimethyl trisulfide - DMTS and methyl thioacetate - MTA) on the growth and oxidative status of Rhizobium sp. strain E20-8 via airborne exposure, in order to test the hypothesis that these volatile compounds can influence growth and tolerance to cadmium. Our results show that, overall, the tested compounds triggered similar antioxidant mechanisms in Rhizobium in the presence of Cd. The protective effect at the membrane level by DMDS and DMTS particularly demonstrates the antioxidant effect of these volatiles, with reductions of up to 50% (DMS) and 80% (DMTS) in lipid peroxidation levels. Due to the volatile nature of these compounds, the low concentrations tested (1 nM to 100 mM), and considering that they are released by bacteria and other organisms such as plants, it is possible that these effects also occur in the soil ecosystem.
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- Carina Sá
- CESAM, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Recent developments in environmental mercury bioremediation and its toxicity: A review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enmm.2020.100283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Simon-Pascual A, Sierra-Alvarez R, Field JA. Platinum(II) reduction to platinum nanoparticles in anaerobic sludge. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE : 1986) 2019; 94:468-474. [PMID: 31105372 PMCID: PMC6521854 DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND To help mitigate future problems in the supply of platinum group metals (PGM) due to their scarcity and high demand, new recovery processes must be developed. Microbial processes are a great alternative for the recovery of PGM from waste since they are clean and environmentally friendly techniques. This research studied the microbial reduction of Pt(II) using an anaerobic granular sludge under different physiological conditions. RESULTS The anaerobic granular sludge was able to reduce Pt(II) to Pt(0) nanoparticles that were deposited intracellularly as well as extracellularly as confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses. Hydrogen (H2) and formate supported the chemical reduction of Pt(II) while ethanol supported the biologically catalyzed reduction of Pt(II). Increasing initial concentrations of Pt(II), ethanol or biomass were each shown to increase the Pt(II) reduction rates. CONCLUSIONS This study reported for the first time the reduction of Pt(II) using anaerobic granular sludge and provided insights that could help develop biorecovery techniques to alleviate future problems in the supply of PGMs.
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- Alvaro Simon-Pascual
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, 1133 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, 1133 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, 1133 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Simon-Pascual A, Sierra-Alvarez R, Ramos-Ruiz A, Field JA. Reduction of platinum (IV) ions to elemental platinum nanoparticles by anaerobic sludge. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE : 1986) 2018; 93:1611-1617. [PMID: 30140114 PMCID: PMC6101971 DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The future supply of platinum group metals (PGM) is at risk because of their scarcity combined with a high demand. Thus recovery of platinum (Pt) from waste is an option worthy of study to help alleviate future shortages. This research explored the microbial reduction of platinum (Pt). The ability of anaerobic granular sludge to reduce Pt(IV) ions under different physiological conditions was studied. RESULTS X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) analyses demonstrated the capacity of the microbial mixed culture to reduce Pt(IV) to Pt(0) nanoparticles, which were deposited on the cell-surface and in the periplasmic space. Ethanol supported the biologically catalyzed Pt(IV) reduction, meanwhile other electron donors; hydrogen (H2) and formate, promoted the chemical reduction of Pt(IV) with some additional biological stimulation in the case of H2. A hypothesis is proposed in which H2 formed from the acetogenesis of ethanol is implicated in subsequent abiotic reduction of Pt(IV) indicating an integrated bio-chemical process. Endogenous controls also resulted in slow Pt(IV) removal from aqueous solution. Selected redox mediators, exemplified by riboflavin, enhanced the Pt(IV) reduction rate. CONCLUSION This study reported for the first time the ability of an anaerobic granular sludge to reduce Pt(IV) to elemental Pt(0) nanoparticles.
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- Alvaro Simon-Pascual
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, 1133 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, 1133 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, 1133 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, 1133 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Essa AMM, Al Abboud MA, Khatib SI. Metal transformation as a strategy for bacterial detoxification of heavy metals. J Basic Microbiol 2017; 58:17-29. [PMID: 29141107 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201700143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Microorganisms can modify the chemical and physical characters of metals leading to an alteration in their speciation, mobility, and toxicity. Aqueous heavy metals solutions (Hg, Cd, Pb, Ag, Cu, and Zn) were treated with the volatile metabolic products (VMPs) of Escherichia coli Z3 for 24 h using aerobic bioreactor. The effect of the metals treated with VMPs in comparison to the untreated metals on the growth of E. coli S1 and Staphylococcus aureus S2 (local isolates) was examined. Moreover, the toxic properties of the treated and untreated metals were monitored using minimum inhibitory concentration assay. A marked reduction of the treated metals toxicity was recorded in comparison to the untreated metals. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis revealed the formation of metal particles in the treated metal solutions. In addition to heavy metals at variable ratios, these particles consisted of carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen elements. The inhibition of metal toxicity was attributed to the existence of ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and carbon dioxide in the VMPs of E. coli Z3 culture that might responsible for the transformation of soluble metal ions into metal complexes. This study clarified the capability of E. coli Z3 for indirect detoxification of heavy metals via the immobilization of metal ions into biologically unavailable species.
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- Ashraf M M Essa
- Faculty of Science, Botany Department, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.,Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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Banerjee M, Roy G. Cleavage of Hg–C Bonds of Organomercurials Induced by ImOHSe via Two Distinct Pathways. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:12739-12750. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Mainak Banerjee
- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural
Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH91, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural
Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH91, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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Karri R, Banerjee M, Chalana A, Jha KK, Roy G. Activation of the Hg–C Bond of Methylmercury by [S2]-Donor Ligands. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:12102-12115. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Ramesh Karri
- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural
Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH91, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural
Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH91, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural
Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH91, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural
Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH91, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural
Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH91, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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Mahbub KR, Bahar MM, Labbate M, Krishnan K, Andrews S, Naidu R, Megharaj M. Bioremediation of mercury: not properly exploited in contaminated soils! Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:963-976. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-8079-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Isolation and characterization of environmental bacteria capable of extracellular biosorption of mercury. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 78:1097-106. [PMID: 22156431 DOI: 10.1128/aem.06522-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Accumulation of toxic metals in the environment represents a public health and wildlife concern. Bacteria resistant to toxic metals constitute an attractive biomass for the development of systems to decontaminate soils, sediments, or waters. In particular, biosorption of metals within the bacterial cell wall or secreted extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) is an emerging process for the bioremediation of contaminated water. Here the isolation of bacteria from soil, effluents, and river sediments contaminated with toxic metals permitted the selection of seven bacterial isolates tolerant to mercury and associated with a mucoid phenotype indicative of the production of EPS. Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy in conjunction with X-ray energy dispersive spectrometry revealed that bacteria incubated in the presence of HgCl2 sequestered mercury extracellularly as spherical or amorphous deposits. Killed bacterial biomass incubated in the presence of HgCl2 also generated spherical extracellular mercury deposits, with a sequestration capacity (40 to 120 mg mercury per g [dry weight] of biomass) superior to that of live bacteria (1 to 2 mg mercury per g [dry weight] of biomass). The seven strains were shown to produce EPS, which were characterized by Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and chemical analysis of neutral-carbohydrate, uronic acid, and protein contents. The results highlight the high potential of Hg-tolerant bacteria for applications in the bioremediation of mercury through biosorption onto the biomass surface or secreted EPS.
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Lloyd JR, Pearce CI, Coker VS, Pattrick RAD, van der Laan G, Cutting R, Vaughan DJ, Paterson-Beedle M, Mikheenko IP, Yong P, Macaskie LE. Biomineralization: linking the fossil record to the production of high value functional materials. GEOBIOLOGY 2008; 6:285-297. [PMID: 18462384 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2008.00162.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The microbial cell offers a highly efficient template for the formation of nanoparticles with interesting properties including high catalytic, magnetic and light-emitting activities. Thus biomineralization products are not only important in global biogeochemical cycles, but they also have considerable commercial potential, offering new methods for material synthesis that eliminate toxic organic solvents and minimize expensive high-temperature and pressure processing steps. In this review we describe a range of bacterial processes that can be harnessed to make precious metal catalysts from waste streams, ferrite spinels for biomedicine and catalysis, metal phosphates for environmental remediation and biomedical applications, and biogenic selenides for a range of optical devices. Recent molecular-scale studies have shown that the structure and properties of bionanominerals can be fine-tuned by subtle manipulations to the starting materials and to the genetic makeup of the cell. This review is dedicated to the late Terry Beveridge who contributed much to the field of biomineralization, and provided early models to rationalize the mechanisms of biomineral synthesis, including those of geological and commercial potential.
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- J R Lloyd
- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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Macaskie LE, Creamer NJ, Essa AMM, Brown NL. A new approach for the recovery of precious metals from solution and from leachates derived from electronic scrap. Biotechnol Bioeng 2007; 96:631-9. [PMID: 16917944 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A new approach is described for the recovery of precious metals (PMs: Au, Pd and Ag) with >99% efficiency from aqueous solution utilising biogas produced during the aerobic growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Gold was recovered from electronic scrap leachate ( approximately 95%) by this method, with some selectivity against Cu. The recovered PM solids all contained metal and sulphur as determined by energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX). X-ray powder diffraction analysis (XRD) showed no crystalline metal sulphur compounds but a crystalline palladium amine was recorded. Silver was recovered as a sulphide (found by EDX), carbonate and oxide (found by XRD). EDX analysis of the Au-precipitate showed mainly gold and sulphur, with some metallic Au(0) detected by XRD. The gold compound was shock-sensitive; upon grinding it detonated to leave a sooty black deposit.
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- L E Macaskie
- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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Creamer NJ, Baxter-Plant VS, Henderson J, Potter M, Macaskie LE. Palladium and gold removal and recovery from precious metal solutions and electronic scrap leachates by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans. Biotechnol Lett 2006; 28:1475-84. [PMID: 16909331 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9120-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2006] [Accepted: 05/23/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Biomass of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans was used to recover Au(III) as Au(0) from test solutions and from waste electronic scrap leachate. Au(0) was precipitated extracellularly by a different mechanism from the biodeposition of Pd(0). The presence of Cu(2+) ( approximately 2000 mg/l) in the leachate inhibited the hydrogenase-mediated removal of Pd(II) but pre-palladisation of the cells in the absence of added Cu(2+) facilitated removal of Pd(II) from the leachate and more than 95% of the Pd(II) was removed autocatalytically from a test solution supplemented with Cu(II) and Pd(II). Metal recovery was demonstrated in a gas-lift electrobioreactor with electrochemically generated hydrogen, followed by precipitation of recovered metal under gravity. A 3-stage bioseparation process for the recovery of Au(III), Pd(II) and Cu(II) is proposed.
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- Neil J Creamer
- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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