Effects of ionic strength on removal of toxic pollutants from aqueous media with multifarious adsorbents: A review

Y Zhang, C Zhu, F Liu, Y Yuan, H Wu, A Li - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adsorption is one of the most widely used and effective wastewater treatment methods. The
role of ionic strength (IS) in shaping the adsorption performances is much necessary due to …

The role of bacterial extracellular polymeric substances in geomicrobiology

J Tourney, BT Ngwenya - Chemical Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
The last two decades have seen geomicrobiology evolve into a broad field encompassing a
wide range of environmentally significant processes such as proton and metal adsorption …

Sorption of Cm (III) and Eu (III) onto clay minerals under saline conditions: Batch adsorption, laser-fluorescence spectroscopy and modeling

A Schnurr, R Marsac, T Rabung, J Lützenkirchen… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
The present work reports experimental data for trivalent metal cation (Cm/Eu) sorption onto
illite (Illite du Puy) and montmorillonite (Na-SWy-2) in NaCl solutions up to 4.37 molal (m) in …

New insights into U (VI) sorption onto montmorillonite from batch sorption and spectroscopic studies at increased ionic strength

M Stockmann, K Fritsch, F Bok, MM Fernandes… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The influence of ionic strength up to 3 mol kg− 1 (background electrolytes NaCl or CaCl 2)
on U (VI) sorption onto montmorillonite was investigated as function of pH c in absence and …

The catalytic role of planktonic aerobic heterotrophic bacteria in protodolomite formation: results from Lake Jibuhulangtu Nuur, Inner Mongolia, China

D Liu, N Yu, D Papineau, Q Fan, H Wang, X Qiu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Dolomite nucleation and subsequent crystallization are kinetically-controlled processes.
Modern dolomite-forming environments provide clues to the trigger factors that facilitate …

Bacterial cell envelope and extracellular sulfhydryl binding sites: their roles in metal binding and bioavailability

JB Fein, Q Yu, J Nam, N Yee - Chemical Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Although carboxyl and phosphoryl functional groups within the bacterial cell envelope and
on bacterial extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) molecules are the most abundant …

Heavy metal ions removed from imitating acid mine drainages with a thermoacidophilic archaea: Acidianus manzaensis YN25

M Li, Y Huang, Y Yang, H Wang, L Hu, H Zhong… - … and Environmental Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
Metals in acid mine drainages (AMD) have posed a great threat to environment, and in situ
economic environment-friendly remediation technologies need to be developed. Moreover …

Extracellular polymeric substances of acidophilic microorganisms play a crucial role in heavy metal ions adsorption

M Li, X Deng, W Sun, L Hu, H Zhong, Z He… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The influences of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on heavy metal ions biosorption
by acidophilic microorganisms have not been systematically reported previously. In this …

Comparative analysis of uranium bioassociation with halophilic bacteria and archaea

M Bader, K Müller, H Foerstendorf, M Schmidt… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Rock salt represents a potential host rock formation for the final disposal of radioactive
waste. The interactions between indigenous microorganisms and radionuclides, eg …

Multistage bioassociation of uranium onto an extremely halophilic archaeon revealed by a unique combination of spectroscopic and microscopic techniques

M Bader, K Müller, H Foerstendorf, B Drobot… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
The interactions of two extremely halophilic archaea with uranium were investigated at high
ionic strength as a function of time, pH and uranium concentration. Halobacterium noricense …