Rizoulis, A., Steele, H. M., Morris, K., Lloyd, J. R. (2012) The potential impact of anaerobic microbial metabolism during the geological disposal of intermediate-level waste. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (8) 3261-3270 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.8.39
| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | The potential impact of anaerobic microbial metabolism during the geological disposal of intermediate-level waste | ||
| Journal | Mineralogical Magazine | ||
| Authors | Rizoulis, A. | Author | |
| Steele, H. M. | Author | ||
| Morris, K. | Author | ||
| Lloyd, J. R. | Author | ||
| Year | 2012 (December) | Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 8 | ||
| Publisher | Mineralogical Society | ||
| DOI | doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.8.39Search in ResearchGate | ||
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 244342 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:244342:7 |
| GUID | 0 | ||
| Full Reference | Rizoulis, A., Steele, H. M., Morris, K., Lloyd, J. R. (2012) The potential impact of anaerobic microbial metabolism during the geological disposal of intermediate-level waste. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (8) 3261-3270 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.8.39 | ||
| Plain Text | Rizoulis, A., Steele, H. M., Morris, K., Lloyd, J. R. (2012) The potential impact of anaerobic microbial metabolism during the geological disposal of intermediate-level waste. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (8) 3261-3270 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.8.39 | ||
| Abstract/Notes | AbstractMicrobial metabolism has the potential to control the biogeochemistry of redox-active radionuclides in a range of geodisposal scenarios. In this study, sediments from a high pH lime workings site were incubated under carefully controlled anaerobic conditions, at a range of alkali pH values with added electron donors and electron acceptors, to explore the limits and rates of bioreduction in a sediment system analogous to intermediate-level nuclear waste. There was a clear succession in the utilization of electron acceptors (in the order nitrate > Fe(III)-citrate > Fe(III) oxyhydroxide > sulfate), in accordance with calculated free energy yields and Eh values over the pH range 10–12. The rate and extent of bioreduction decreased at higher pH, with an upper limit for the processes studied at pH 12. The biochemical limits for such processes are discussed, alongside the potential impact of such forms of microbial metabolism on the solubility of a range of redox active radionuclides that will feature heavily in the safety case for the geological disposal of intermediate-level nuclear waste. | ||
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