Abstract
The structure of weakly magnetic and strongly magnetic iron sulphide material produced by sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) with a view to increasing the understanding of its adsorbent and the magnetic properties is examined using high-resolution imaging and electron diffraction in a transmission electron microscope (TEM), the measurements of magnetization versus field and temperature, extended X-ray absorption fine-structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy, X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy and neutron diffraction. The strongly magnetic iron sulphide is composed of some greigite (Fe3S4) and mackinawite (Fe1+xS). The weakly magnetic and strongly magnetic iron sulphide are good adsorbents for heavy metals and halogenated hydrocarbons.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13-30 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
Volume | 214 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |