Production of Co-Siderophore Complexes by Ligand-Promoted Dissolution

dissolution;cobalt;siderophore

Bi, Yuqiang ; Owen Duckworth, Committee Chair,Dean Hesterberg, Committee Member,Detlef Knappe, Committee Member,Bi, Yuqiang ; Owen Duckworth ; Committee Chair ; Dean Hesterberg ; Committee Member ; Detlef Knappe ; Committee Member

University:North Carolina State University

关键词: dissolution;    cobalt;    siderophore;   

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【 摘 要 】

Recent research indicates that siderophores, a class of biogenic ligands with known exceptional affinity for Fe(III), can also strongly complex Co(III), an element essential to normal metabolic function of microbes and animals. This study was conducted to examine the siderophore-promoted dissolution rates and mechanisms of Co from model synthetic Co-bearing minerals to elucidate the role of siderophores in biogeochemical processes of Co. Dissolution of heterogenite (CoOOH) and four Co-goethites (Co-FeOOH) with different levels of Co substitution were investigated in the presence of a trihydroxamate siderophore, desferrioxamine B (DFOB), using batch and flow-through experiments, respectively. By measuring the complex and total metal concentrations in dissolution products, dissolution rates via multiple pathways were measured as a function of pH. Results showed that DFOB promoted dissolution of Co from Co-bearing minerals via pH-dependent mechanisms. For heterogenite, ligand-promoted dissolution was the dominant pathway at neutral to alkaline pH, while reductive dissolution became dominant for pH < 6. Cobalt substitution in Co-goethite resulted in increased total dissolution rates of both Co and Fe, but ligand-promoted and reductive Co dissolution pathways were difficult to examine due to the slow dissolution rates. The fast dissolution rate of heterogenite, coupled with the high affinity of Co(III) for DFOB, suggests that siderophore-promoted dissolution of Co(III) oxides is a biogeochemically favorable process. Although the association of Co with Fe oxide mineral may limit the Co dissolution rate, siderophore-promoted Co dissolution may still be an effective enough way to increase Co bioavailability. The results also suggest the possibility of radionuclide 60Co by siderophores from recalcitrant Fe oxide phases, which may be important to the fate and transport of 60Co in contaminated environments.