Stable immobilization of uranium in iron containing environments with microbial consortia enriched via two steps accumulation method
2022
Zhu, Yuling | Sheng, Yating | Liu, Yuxin | Chen, Jiemin | He, Xiaoyun | Wang, Wenzhong | Hu, Baowei
The stable stabilization of uranium (U) in iron (Fe) containing environments is restricted by the reoxidation of UO₂. In the current study, based on air reoxidation tests, we propose a novel two steps accumulation method to enrich microbial consortia from paddy soil. The constructed microbial consortia, denoted as the Fe–U bacteria, can co-precipitate U and Fe to form stable Fe–U solids. Column experiments running for 4 months demonstrated the production of U(IV)–O–Fe(II) precipitates containing maximum of 39.51% uranium in the presence of Fe–U bacteria. The reoxidation experiments revealed the U(IV)–O–Fe(II) precipitates were more stable than UO₂. 16S rDNA high throughput sequencing analysis demonstrated that Acinetobacter and Stenotrophomonas were responsible for Fe and U precipitation, while, Caulobacteraceae and Aminobacter were crucial for the formation of U(VI)-PO₄ chemicals. The proposed two steps accumulation method has an extraordinary application potential in stable immobilization of uranium in iron containing environments.
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