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Microbial formation of palladium nanoparticles by Geobacter sulfurreducens for chromate reduction

  • Ya Tuo
  • , Guangfei Liu*
  • , Jiti Zhou
  • , Aijie Wang
  • , Jing Wang
  • , Ruofei Jin
  • , Hong Lv
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Dalian University of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Geobacter sulfurreducens was studied for the reduction of Pd(II) and production of Pd(0) nanoparticles capable of reducing Cr(VI). Transmission electronic microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray and X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that the nanoscale Pd(0) particles formed were associated with the cell surface and located inside the periplasm. The increase of cell dry weight (CDW):Pd ratio and addition of anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate (AQDS) not only stimulated Pd(II) reduction, but also resulted in increase of nanoparticle number, decrease of particle diameter and improvement of Cr(VI) reduction efficiency. The relationship between reduction rate and initial Cr(VI) concentration (150-750μM) followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics (Vmax=3.6μmolh-1mg bio-Pd-1 and Km=891.3μM). These findings indicated the potential of using G. sulfurreducens cells for reclamation of palladium, formation of Pd(0) nanoparticles and efficient treatment of Cr(VI) pollution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)606-611
Number of pages6
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume133
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Chromate
  • Geobacter sulfurreducens
  • Nanoparticle
  • Palladium

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