Document Detail


Accumulation of zirconium phosphate by a Serratia sp.: a benign system for the removal of radionuclides from aqueous flows.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20495949     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Metal phosphate deposited enzymatically on Serratia sp. has been used successfully for the removal of radionuclides from aqueous flows. Previous studies using biogenic hydrogen uranyl phosphate (HUP) on Serratia sp. biofilm showed removal of 100% of (90)Sr, (137)Cs, and (60)Co via their intercalation into biogenic HUP crystals. Zirconium phosphates (ZrP) offer a potential non-toxic and non-radioactive alternative to HUP for water decontamination. A method was developed for biomanufacturing ZrP. Biogenic ZrP removed ca. 100% of Sr(2+) and Co(2+) (0.5 mM) from solutions to a molar ratio at saturation of ca. 1:0.6 for both Zr:Sr and Zr:Co. The potential for drinking water decontamination via bio-ZrP is discussed with respect to bio-HUP and also other commercially available materials.
Authors:
Claire Mennan; Marion Paterson-Beedle; Lynne E Macaskie
Related Documents :
21200659 - Sodium (1r,2s,5s)-2-hydr-oxy-6,6-dimethyl-bicyclo-[3.1.1]heptane-2-carboxyl-ate penta-h...
3735099 - Evaluation of growth rate constants of oxalic acid dihydrate at constant supersaturation.
15603779 - Nucleation of biomimetic apatite in synthetic body fluids: dense and porous scaffold de...
12699679 - Immobilization of chinese herbal medicine onto the surface-modified calcium hydrogenpho...
21488609 - Intrinsic parameters for the structure control of nonionic reverse micelles in styrene:...
21107479 - Well-defined graft copolymers: from controlled synthesis to multipurpose applications.
22372509 - Production and characterization of plutonium dioxide particles as a quality control mat...
21730409 - Cluster-assembled tb-fe nanostructured films produced by low energy cluster beam deposi...
20553809 - Surface complexation modeling of arsenic(iii) and arsenic(v) adsorption onto nanoporous...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-05-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biotechnology letters     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1573-6776     ISO Abbreviation:  Biotechnol. Lett.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-17     Completed Date:  2011-01-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8008051     Medline TA:  Biotechnol Lett     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1419-27     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cobalt Radioisotopes / metabolism
Serratia / metabolism*
Strontium Radioisotopes / metabolism
Water Pollutants, Radioactive / metabolism*
Water Purification / methods*
Zirconium / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cobalt Radioisotopes; 0/Strontium Radioisotopes; 0/Water Pollutants, Radioactive; 13765-95-2/zirconium phosphate; 7440-67-7/Zirconium

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Thiol-functionalized copolymeric polyesters by lipase-catalyzed esterification and transesterificati...
Next Document:  Recent progress and new challenges in metagenomics for biotechnology.