Reactivity of Biogenic Manganese Oxide for Metal Sequestration and Photochemistry: Computational Solid State Physics Study
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Many microbes, including both bacteria and fungi, produce manganese (Mn) oxides by oxidizing soluble Mn(II) to form insoluble Mn(IV) oxide minerals, a kinetically much faster process than abiotic oxidation. These biogenic Mn oxides drive the Mn cycle, coupling it with diverse biogeochemical cycles and determining the bioavailability of environmental contaminants, mainly through strong adsorption and redox reactions. This mini review introduces recent findings based on quantum mechanical density…
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Date:
February 1, 2010
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Kwon, K.D. & Sposito, G.
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