ENHANCEMENT OF URANIUM BIOACCUMULATION BY A CITROBACTER SP VIA ENZYMATICALLY-MEDIATED GROWTH OF POLYCRYSTALLINE NH4UO2PO4

Authors
YONG P MACASKIE LE
Citation
P. Yong et Le. Macaskie, ENHANCEMENT OF URANIUM BIOACCUMULATION BY A CITROBACTER SP VIA ENZYMATICALLY-MEDIATED GROWTH OF POLYCRYSTALLINE NH4UO2PO4, Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology, 63(2), 1995, pp. 101-108
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical",Chemistry,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02682575
Volume
63
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
101 - 108
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-2575(1995)63:2<101:EOUBBA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The objective of this work was to study the effect of pH and ionic mat rix on product release and on the removal of uranyl ion by a Citrobact er. sp phosphatase enzyme-catalysed reaction. An improvement in the ef ficiency of uranyl removal was obtained by incorporating ammonium acet ate (NH4Ac) into the solution. It was confirmed using X-ray diffractio n (XRD), and other analytical techniques, that the insoluble, cell-bou nd product was NH4UO2PO4.