Structural and magnetic studies on heavy-metal-adsorbing iron sulphide nanoparticles produced by sulphate-reducing bacteria

J. H.P. Watson*, B. A. Cressey, A. P. Roberts, D. C. Ellwood, J. M. Charnock, A. K. Soper

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13-30
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume214
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2000
Externally publishedYes

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