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Selective Sequestration of Strontium in Desmid Green Algae by Biogenic Co-precipitation with Barite

  1. Minna R. Krejci1,
  2. Dr. Lydia Finney 2,3,
  3. Dr. Stefan Vogt3,
  4. Prof. Derk Joester1,*

Article first published online: 29 MAR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201000448

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ChemSusChem

ChemSusChem

Volume 4, Issue 4, pages 470–473, April 18, 2011

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Krejci, M. R., Finney , L., Vogt, S. and Joester, D. (2011), Selective Sequestration of Strontium in Desmid Green Algae by Biogenic Co-precipitation with Barite. ChemSusChem, 4: 470–473. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201000448

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 (USA), Fax: (+1) 847-491-7820 http://www.matsci.northwestern.edu/faculty/dj.html

  2. 2

    Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439 (USA)

  3. 3

    X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439 (USA)

*Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 (USA), Fax: (+1) 847-491-7820 http://www.matsci.northwestern.edu/faculty/dj.html

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 APR 2011
  2. Article first published online: 29 MAR 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 22 DEC 2010

Funded by

  • NSF-NSEC
  • NSF-MRSEC
  • Keck Foundation
  • State of Illinois
  • NU. Grant Number: DE-AC02–06CH11357

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Keywords:

  • alkaline earth metals;
  • biomineralization;
  • environmental chemistry;
  • green algae;
  • X-ray fluorescence microscopy
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Strontium sequestration by biomineralization of (Ba,Sr)SO4 in desmid green algae is examined quantitatively with synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy. An increase in Sr incorporation by more than two orders of magnitude in cells exposed to a modified culture medium may have implications for selective removal of 90Sr from contaminated nuclear waste or the environment.

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