U(VI) reduction by Shewanella oneidensis mediated by anthraquinone-2-sulfonate

Anthraquinone-2-sulfonate（AQS） was employed in humus substitutes to evaluate the effects and influencing factors of U（VI） reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1（S. oneidensis MR-1） under anaerobic condition. The removal rate of U（VI） at 30 °C reaches 99.0% afterd 96 h with the p H value of 7.0 and AQS concentration of 1.0 mmol/L. The effective concentrations of AQS as the accelerator for U（VI） bioreduction are approximately 0.5-1.0 mmol/L. The bioreduction of U（VI） is inhibited when the concentration of AQS exceeds 2.0 mmol/L. The coexistence of ions, such as Cu2＋, Cr6＋, Mn2＋, shows a remarkable negative effect on the U（VI） reduction, and Zn2＋ shows less influence on the process compared with other tested ions. The U（VI） reduction is remarkably inhibited when the concentration of nitrate ion exceeds 1.0 mmol/L. Otherwise, no difference is found when the nitrate ion concentration is less than 0.5 mmol/L. Sulfate ion（5.0 mmol/L） slightly promotes the U（VI） reduction. Zero-valent iron（ZVI） promotes the U（VI） reduction by S. oneidensis, and the reduction rate improves with increasing the amount of ZVI in the range of 0-2.0 g/L. The XPS result indicates that uranium deposits on the cell surface are in U（VI） and U（IV） forms, and the majority of uranium in the solution is stable UO2.

Photoinduced Electron Transfer Reaction between Poly-guanylic Acid(5') with Anthraquinone-2-sulfonate

The electron transfer reaction between triplet anthraquinone-2-sulfonate with poly-guanylic acid (5) (poly[G]) in acetonitrile-H2O has been investigated by 248 nm laser flash photolysis. The transient absorption spectra of radical cation of poly[G] and radical anion of anthraqunione-2-sulfonate (AQS) arising from electron transfer reaction has been observed simultaneously for the first time. The formation processes of radical cation of poly[G] and radical anion of anthraquinone-2-sulfonate as well as the decay processes of triplet anthraquinone-2-sulfonate have also been observed, the apparent rate constants for the formation and decay of transient species have been determined. The free energy changes in the process of the electron transfer was also calculated.

Laser photolysis of interaction of poly-guanylic acid (5') with anthraquinone-2-sulfonate

The electron transfer reaction between triplet anthraquinone-2-sulfonate and poly-guanylic acid (5’) in CH3CN-H2O (97 : 3) has been investigated by 248 nm (KrF) laser flash photolysis. The transient absorption spectra and kinetics obtained from the interaction of triplet anthraquinone-2-sulfonate and poly[G] demonstrate that the primary ionic radical pair, radical cation of poly[G] and radical anion of anthraquinone-2-sulfonate have been detected simultaneously. The free energy changes in the process of the electron transfer were also calculated.

Regulation of Superoxide Anion Radical During the Oxygen Delignification Process

In this study, the superoxide anion radicals were generated by the auto-oxidation of 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene and determined by UV spectrophotometry, and the reaction was found to be facilitated by anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid sodium salt. The bamboo kraft pulps were treated by the 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene auto-oxidation method or the 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene auto-oxidation combined with anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid sodium salt to show the ef-fect of the superoxide anion radicals during the oxygen delignification of bamboo kraft pulp and the enhancing af-fect of anthraquinone compounds as an additive on delignification. The results indicated that the superoxide anion radicals could react with lignin and remove it from pulp with negligible damage on cellulose, and the an-thraquinone-2-sulfonic acid sodium salt could facilitate the generation of superoxide anion radical to enhance delig-nification of pulps. The oxygen delignification selectivity could be improved using the 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene auto-oxidation system combined with anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid sodium salt.