Journal article

Uranium adsorption and subsequent re-oxidation under aerobic conditions by Leifsonia sp - Coated biochar as green trapping agent

Lei Ding, Wen-fa Tan, Shui-bo Xie, Kathryn Mumford, Jun-wen Lv, Hong-qiang Wang, Qi Fang, Xiao-wen Zhang, Xiao-yan Wu, Mi Li

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2018

Abstract

It has generally been assumed that the immobilization of U(VI) via polyphosphate accumulating microorganisms may present a sink for uranium, but the potential mechanisms of the process and the stability of precipitated uranium under aerobic conditions remain elusive. This study seeks to explore the mechanism, capacity, and stability of uranium precipitation under aerobic conditions by a purified indigenous bacteria isolated from acidic tailings (pH 6.5) in China. The results show that over the treatment ranges investigated, maximum removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution was 99.82% when the initial concentration of U(VI) was 42 μM, pH was 3.5, and the temperature was with 30 °C much higher th..

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Grants

Awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China


Awarded by China's Post-doctoral Science Fund


Awarded by Graduate innovation program of Environmental Protection and Safety Engineering, University of South China


Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 11605087], China's Post-doctoral Science Fund [grant number 2017M610500], Graduate innovation program of Environmental Protection and Safety Engineering, University of South China [grant number 2017YCCXXM15], and the double first class construct program of USC. All the support is greatly appreciated.