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Swelling and Texture of Iron-Bearing Smectites Reduced by Bacteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Will P. Gates ,
Anne-Marie Jaunet ,
Daniel Tessier ,
Michael A. Cole ,
Henry T. Wilkinson  and
Joseph W. Stucki
Will P. Gates
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Lab., Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802, USA Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
Anne-Marie Jaunet
Affiliation:
Science du Sol, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Route de Saint-Cyr, F78026, Versailles, France
Daniel Tessier
Affiliation:
Science du Sol, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Route de Saint-Cyr, F78026, Versailles, France
Michael A. Cole
Affiliation:
Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
Henry T. Wilkinson
Affiliation:
Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
Joseph W. Stucki
Affiliation:
Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Abstract

Microbial reduction of clay mineral structural Fe(III) decreases the swelling of nontronite gels, most importantly at intermediate oxidation states (40 to 80 cmol Fe(II) kg−1 clay). The purpose of this study was to establish whether microbial reduction of structural Fe(III) decreased the swelling of other Fe-bearing smectites and to discern the influence that organic compounds of microbial origin (bacterial cells, cell fragments and/or exudates) may have on clay swelling and texture. Structural Fe(III) was reduced by incubating smectite suspensions with either a combination of Pseudomonas bacteria or a mixture of anaerobic bacteria. The influence of organics on clay swelling was estimated on smectites suspended in either organic or inorganic media in the absence of bacteria. The gravimetric water content of the reduced clay gels equilibrated at various applied pressures was recorded as a function of Fe oxidation state. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was employed to determine the influence of bacteria and type of media on the texture of reduced smectite gels. Reduction of structural Fe(III) by bacteria decreased the swelling pressure of all Fe-bearing smectites. Increased clay swelling, due to the presence of organics (organic medium, exudates or cell fragments), was correlated to the total Fe content, the extent of structural Fe reduction, as well as the initial swelling characteristics of the Fe-bearing smectites. High structural Fe(II) contents (>50 cmol Fe(II) kg−1) resulted in increased attractive forces between clay platelets that decreased clay swelling, even in organic medium suspensions. Microbial reduction resulted in increased face-face association of individual clay layers, forming larger and more distinct crystallite subunits than in nonreduced clay gels. But, perhaps more importantly, microbial reduction of structural Fe(III) resulted in an increased association between crystallite subunits and, thus, an overall larger particle size and pore size distribution, due to the interaction of bacteria ceils, cell fragments and organic exudates.

Keywords

BacteriaBiological ReductionOrgano-Clay InteractionsSmectitesStructural IronSwelling PressureTexture
Type
Research Article
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 46 , Issue 5 , October 1998 , pp. 487 - 497
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Copyright © 1998, The Clay Minerals Society

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