Autor: |
Pavlina Kousi, Dimitra-Artemis Strongyli, Petros E. Tsakiridis, Artin Hatzikioseyian, Emmanouella Remoundaki |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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Zdroj: |
Separations, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 9 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2297-8739 |
DOI: |
10.3390/separations11010009 |
Popis: |
This work presents a biological remediation process for molybdenum-bearing wastewater which may lead to the fabrication of biogenic Mo chalcogenide particles with (photo)catalytic properties. The process is based on dissimilatory sulphate reduction, utilising sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB), and reductive precipitation of molybdate which is the predominant species of molybdenum in oxygenated water/wastewater. The SRB culture was established in a biofilm reactor which was fed with synthetic solutions containing sulphate (17.7 mM), molybdate molybdenum (2 mM), divalent iron (1.7 mM) and ethanol as the carbon/electron donor. The performance of the bioreactor was monitored in terms of pH, sulphate and molybdenum (Mo(VI) and total) content. The presence of thiomolybdate species was studied by scanning UV-Vis absorbance of samples from the reactor outflow while the reactor precipitates were studied via electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectrometry, X-ray diffractometry and laser light scattering. A molar molybdate/sulphate ratio of 1:12.5 proved effective for molybdate reduction and recovery by 76% in 96 h, whereas sulphate was reduced by 57%. Molybdenum was immobilised in the sulphidic precipitates of the bioreactor, presumably via two principal mechanisms: (i) microbially mediated reduction and precipitation, and (ii) thiomolybdate formation and sorption/incorporation into iron sulphides. |
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