Biological Reduction of Structural Iron in Sodium‐Nontronite
Abstract
To test the possibility that the structural Fe3+ in clay minerals can be biologically reduced, nontronite was mixed with sucrose and an aqueous extract from a Chinese paddy soil and incubated for 14 d at room temperature. Reflectance spectra, x‐ray diffraction patterns and Fe2+/Fe3+ ratios were determined for the nontronite in the mixture and for the nontronite in its nonreduced and chemically reduced states. It was found that the results for the nontronite in the mixture resembled those for the chemically reduced nontronite but differed markedly from those for the nonreduced nontronite. Therefore, it was concluded that microorganisms from the soil extract were able to reduce the structural Fe3+ in nontronite.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1988
- Source ID
- 10.2136/sssaj1988.03615995005200010054x
Entities
People
- Charles B. Roth
- Jun Wu
- Philip F. Low
Organizations
- Academia Sinica
- Army Research Office