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Biosorption behavior and biomineralization mechanism of low concentration uranium (VI) by pseudomonas fluorescens

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The biosorption behavior and biomineralization mechanism of low concentration uranium was investigated in this study. The results showed the obvious effects of ratio of uranium and biomass concentration, contact time, and pH value. Optimum bacterium-uranium ratio(G) is about 20–50, and the optimal pH value is about 4.0–9.0. Biosorption process can be divided into three stages: fast, slow and further biosorption stage. Numerous functional groups on the cell surface such as carboxyl, hydroxyl, amide groups, phosphoric acid group and amino group rapidly adsorbed uranyl ions. Desorption that considered as a self-protective phenomenon, was obvious in the stable adsorption. Scaly shaped uranium crystal which proved to be chernikovite uramphite (NH4)(UO2)PO4·3H2O (PDF #42-0384), was formed on cell surface with long contact time.

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This research was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province (Grant No. 202300410281), National Scientific Research Project Cultivation Fund of Huanghuai University (No. XKPY-202006), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No.2021M700685), The Key Scientific Research Projects of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province (Grant 22A510016), Henan Provincial Science and Technology Research Project (222102310286).

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Zheng, X., Hu, P., Yao, R. et al. Biosorption behavior and biomineralization mechanism of low concentration uranium (VI) by pseudomonas fluorescens. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 4675–4684 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08551-3

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