Spectroscopic investigations of U(VI) species sorbed by the green algae Chlorella vulgaris
BIOMETALS(2007)
摘要
The green alga Chlorella vulgaris has the ability to bind high amounts of uranium(VI) in the pH range from 3 to 6. At pH 3 up to 40% of the uranium are bound by the algal cells. The uranium removal is almost complete at pH 5 and 6 under the given experimental conditions. Scanning electron microscopy and laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy were used to characterize uranyl species formed in the selected pH range. The micrographs show a regular distribution of U(VI) on the cell surface. Fluorescence spectroscopic investigations of formed algal uranyl complexes indicate that the binding of U(VI) to carboxyl groups plays a dominating role at pH 3, whereas a minor impact of organic phosphate compounds on the U(VI) sorption cannot be excluded. In contrast, at pH 5 and 6 the phosphate groups are mainly responsible for the removal and binding of U(VI) by formation of organic and/or inorganic uranyl phosphates.
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Uranium(VI),Green algae,Sorption,Complexation,TRLFS,REM-EDX
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