Microbially Induced Precipitation of Gold(0) Nanoparticles.
The objectives of this study were to synthesize gold nanoparticles by biomineralization using metal-reducing bacteria and to characterize their mineralogical properties. The metal-reducing bacteria were able to reduce Au(III) to Au(0) with organic fatty acids as electron donors, as indicated by the color change of the culture solution from colorless gold ions to black precipitates at 25 degrees C. XRD, SEM- and TEM-EDS analyses of the precipitates showed that Au(0) was precipitated and formed at either the cell membrane or extracellularly. The Au(0) nanoparticles were about 200 nm in size and ball-shaped. Biomineralization for elemental Au(0) nanoparticle synthesis may be useful for the recovery of natural gold in natural environments.
Yu
Y
Roh
Serku
S
Kang
Bitna
B
Park
Yumi
Y
Kim
D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D006046:Gold