期刊
COMPTES RENDUS GEOSCIENCE
卷 343, 期 2-3, 页码 140-159出版社
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2010.10.005
关键词
Microbial redox reactions; Iron oxide surfaces; Biofilms
资金
- UK Natural Environment Research Council
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- NERC [NE/F017979/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/F017979/1] Funding Source: researchfish
The role of microbes in geological processes is discussed with particular reference to the geochemical cycle involving iron. Microbial oxidation of Fe(II) minerals can occur via at least three mechanisms, the most important involving acidophilic prokaryotes which promote oxidation of iron sulphides. Accelerated breakdown of arsenopyrite is a good example, where multi-step electrochemical reactions are facilitated by the presence of organisms such as Leptospirillum ferrooxidans. Other organisms actively promote the reduction of Fe(III) to more soluble Fe(II). Reduction rates are highly variable, depending on mineral substrate, with oxyhydroxides being most reactive. Proper understanding of such redox processes requires knowledge of interactions at the molecular scale. Advances are being made through genetic studies of relevant organisms, and of mineral surfaces as exemplified by our experimental and computational studies of iron oxides such as magnetite, the reaction of which with simple organic molecules shows diverse behaviour. Mineral-organic interactions precede formation of bacterial biofilms, which can create local geochemical environments causing mineral precipitation. Biofilms and precipitate phases can have a major influence on fluid flow through fractures or porous media as we demonstrate using experiments from micro- to macro-scales. (C) 2010 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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