Intracellular recovery of gold by microbial reduction of AuCl4- ions using the anaerobic bacterium Shewanella algae
Intracellular recovery of gold by microbial reduction of AuCl4- ions using the anaerobic bacterium Shewanella algae
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10.1016/j.hydromet.2005.09.006
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2006-01-01
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4.7
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Nagamine, S
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作者:
Konishi, Y;Tsukiyama, T;Nagamine, S
Microbial reduction and intracellular precipitation of gold was achieved at 25 degrees C and pH 7 by using the mesophilic anaerobic bacterium Shewanella algae with H-2 as the electron donor. The reductive precipitation of gold by S. algae was a fast process: 0.1-1 mol/m(3) AuCl4(-) ions were completely reduced to insoluble gold within 30 min. The biogenic precipitates were crystalline gold nanoparticles of 10-20 nm present in the periplasmic space. The reducing power of S. algae at 3.2 x 10(15) cells/m(3) and 25 degrees C was comparable to that of aqueous citric acid solution (chemical reductant) at 20 mol/m(3) and 50 degrees C. The intracellular recovery of gold is potentially attractive as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional methods. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.