Extracellular Synthesis of Magnetite and Metal-Substituted Magnetite Nanoparticles
We have developed a novel microbial process that exploits the ability of Fe(III)-reducing microorganisms to produce copious amounts of extracellular magentites and metal-substituted magnetite nanoparticles. The Fe(III)-reducing bacteria (Theroanaerobacter ethanolicus and Shewanella
sp.) have the ability to reduce Fe(III) and various metals in aqueous media and form various sized magnetite and metal-substituted magnetite nano-crystals. The Fe(III)-reducing bacteria formed metal-substituted magnetites using iron oxide plus metals (e.g., Co, Cr, Mn, Ni) under conditions
of relatively low temperature (<70 °C), ambient pressure, and pH values near neutral to slightly basic (pH = 6.5 to 9). Precise biological control over activation and regulation of the biosolid-state processes can produce magnetite particles of well-defined size (typically tens of nanometers)
and crystallographic morphology, containing selected dopant metals into the magnetite (Fe3−y
X
y
O4) structure (where X = Co, Cr, Mn, Ni). Magnetite yields of up to 20 g/L per day have been observed in 20-L vessels. Water-based ferrofluids
were formed with the nanometer sized, magnetite, and metal-substituted biomagnetite particles.
Keywords: FERRITE; MAGNETITE; METAL-SUBSTITUTION; MICROORGANISM; NANOPARTICLE
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 November 2006
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