KINETICS OF ARSENIC(III) OXIDATION BY IRON(III) CATALYZED BY PYRITE IN THE PRESENCE OF THIOBACILLUS-FERROOXIDANS

Authors
MANDL M VYSKOVSKY M
Citation
M. Mandl et M. Vyskovsky, KINETICS OF ARSENIC(III) OXIDATION BY IRON(III) CATALYZED BY PYRITE IN THE PRESENCE OF THIOBACILLUS-FERROOXIDANS, Biotechnology letters, 16(11), 1994, pp. 1199-1204
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01415492
Volume
16
Issue
11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1199 - 1204
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-5492(1994)16:11<1199:KOAOBI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A simple kinetic model of As(III) oxidation by Fe(III) in the presence of pyrite and Thiobacillus ferrooxidans is described based on the sto ichiometry of the reaction and bioproduction of Fe(III). The environme ntal consequences of this reaction were considered.