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Accumulation of zirconium and nickel by Citrobacter sp
Author(s) -
Basnakova Gabriela,
Macaskie Lynne E
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4660(199906)74:6<509::aid-jctb68>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - zirconium , uranyl , chemistry , aqueous solution , nickel , inorganic chemistry , sorption , cubic zirconia , ion exchange , uranium , phosphate , nuclear chemistry , materials science , ion , ceramic , metallurgy , organic chemistry , adsorption
Zirconium in aqueous flows was moderately biomineralized by immobilized Citrobacter N14 cells, in the form of gel‐like deposits, probably comprising a mixture of zirconium hydrogen phosphate (Zr(HPO 4 ) 2 ) and hydrated zirconia (ZrO 2 ). The simultaneous presence of uranyl ion (UO 2 2+ ) did not facilitate zirconium deposition and the biomineralization of uranium itself as HUO 2 PO 4 was repressed by zirconium in the presence of excess inorganic phosphate, liberated enzymatically. Nickel (Ni 2+ ) was not significantly removed from aqueous flows by sorption into cell‐bound zirconium deposits, although cell‐bound hydrogen uranyl phosphate (HUP) facilitated nickel removal via intercalative ion exchange into its polycrystalline lattice. A preformed layer of HUP also promoted zirconium removal, at 100% efficiency at pH 2.6, maintained over 38 column fluid‐volumes before saturation. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry