Rapid oxidation and sequestration of antimonite on biogenic manganese oxides (BMO) produced by Pseudomonas putida strain MnB1 at neutral pH: Efficiency and mechanisms

Huawei Wanga,b,c,d*, Y.-N. Wanga,b, Y. Suna,b, Y. F. Tsangd, J. Zhaoa,b, D. Zhangc and X. Panc

aSchool of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, PR China;

bQingdao Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Engineering Research Center,

Qingdao 266033, PR China;

cXinjiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Bioremediation, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, PR China;

dDepartment of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.

wanghuawei210@163.com; wanghuawei@qut.edu.cn

Antimonite (Sb(III)) contamination has raised global concern due to its high toxicity. This study investigated the oxidation and sequestration of Sb(III) from solution onto newly formed biogenic Mn oxides (BMO), using batch experiments and spectroscopic analyses. Kinetic experiments indicated that Sb(III) was quickly oxidized and sequestrated after 10 min by BMO at a pH of 7.0. Bacterial activity in BMO did not significantly affect Sb(III) sequestration. X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) analysis indicated that Sb(V) was the only species remaining in the solid phase after the reaction of Sb(III) with BMO. Chemical extraction experiments with the (NH4)2HPO4 and NH2OH·HCl showed that the dominant fractions of Sb(III) after the reaction included a Mn oxides bound fraction and residual fraction. XRD results further indicated that the rapid oxidation of Sb(III) by BMO contributed to the production of Mn(II) antimonate precipitates. The formation of less reactive Mn(III) blocked Sb(V) adsorption on the BMO surface. These results provide important experimental evidence related to the effect of BMO on the environmental behavior of Sb(III). The study concludes that BMO plays a key role in sequestration of environmental Sb(III).

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