Microbe-mineral
interactions, in particular the mechanisms of precipitation,
transformation and dissolution of iron minerals by iron(II)-oxidizing
and Fe(III)-reducing microorganisms
Microbial formation of reactive iron minerals and their reactions with inorganic and organic pollutants
Redox activity and microbial reduction of humic substances
Redox reactions between iron minerals, humic substances and arsenic
A possible role of photoautotrophic Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria in the
deposition of precambrian iron deposits, i.e. Banded Iron Formations
Effect of Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria on the co-precipitation of arsenic with iron minerals on roots of rice plants
Instrumentation:
Scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM), SEM-EDX
Cryo-SEM coupled to focused ion beam (SEM-FIB)
Micro-XRD
Micro-Raman spectroscopy
HPLC, IC, GC, GC-IR-MS
EPR, AAS, BET
Fe- and O-isotope analysis
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