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Redox Equilibria
This chapter focuses on equilibria involving electron transfers (redoxRedox reactions). A systematic approach to identify electron transfers and to...
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The Low-Temperature Plasma Effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge on Physicochemical and Process Properties of Natural Iron Sulfides
AbstractThe authors describe the integrated studies into the influence exerted by nonequilibrium low-temperature plasma of dielectric barrier...
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Coupled iron cycling and organic matter transformation across redox interfaces
Soils and sediments are major reservoirs of organic matter (OM), whose dynamic turnover has a major impact on carbon cycling and global climate. OM...
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PSI-driven cyclic electron flow partially alleviates the peroxidation of red alga Gelidium amansii (Gelidiaceae) caused by temporary high temperature
PSI-driven cyclic electron flow (CEF-I) helps higher plants avoid severe heat damage. Gelidium amansii , a red seaweed used in the production of agar,...
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Application of novel organic acid-modified biosorbent in the sequestration of aqueous zinc ion
Alhagi graecorum ( AG ) is an invasive plant with a massive/robust root structure that can grow up to 12 feet into the ground. The present study...
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Constructed wetlands for pollution control
Artificial wetlands are used in over 50 countries to sustainably treat wastewater. These constructed wetlands (CWs) make use of natural...
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Metallic iron for environmental remediation: the still overlooked iron chemistry
Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) containing metallic iron (Fe 0 ) as reactive materials are currently considered as an established technology for...
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Interactions Between Semiconducting Minerals and Microbes
A synergistic reaction pathway has been identified between semiconducting minerals and bacteria. Such reactions sustain electron and energy flow from...
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Nitrate reduction potential of a fractured Middle Triassic carbonate aquifer in Southwest Germany
Nitrate reduction constitutes an important natural mechanism to mitigate the widespread and persistent nitrate contamination of groundwater...
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Mineral Materials in Electrical Engineering/Electronics
Although metallic materials play a dominant role in electrical engineering and electronics, non-metallic materials are irreplaceable in various...
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Microbially-mediated formation of Ca-Fe carbonates during dissimilatory ferrihydrite reduction: Implications for the origin of sedimentary ankerite
The origin of sedimentary dolomite has become a long-standing problem in the Earth Sciences. Some carbonate minerals like ankerite have the same...
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Molecules
In these short notes we encounter first the conceptually simplest molecule, the H2+ ion, i.e. a single electron rotating about two nuclear centers,...
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Basic Concepts of Photochemical Transformations
Photochemistry is concerned with the interaction between light and matter. The present chapter outlines the basic concepts of photochemistry in...
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Development of energetic and enzymatic limitations on microbial carbon cycling in soils
Soil organic carbon (SOC) constitutes an important reservoir in the global carbon cycle that is vulnerable to transformation and loss from land use...
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Microbes, Metal(Loid)s and Microbe–Metal(Loid) Interactions in the Context of Mining Industry
Mining activities generate large quantities of wastes which pose threat to aquatic life, environment and human health, if left untreated. The...
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13 The Free-Energy Transduction and Entropy Production in Initial Photosynthetic Reaction
Initial photosynthetic reactions in bacterial photosynthesis are modeled in this chapter as transitions among discrete states of integral membrane...
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Adsorption of Congo red and malachite green using H3PO4 and NaCl-modified activated carbon from rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) seed shells
Cationic dyes are toxic environmental pollutants that need to be mitigated from the aqueous environment. In this study, Hevea brasiliensis seed...
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Unraveling the role of sulfide-natural organic matter interplay on methane cycling in anoxic environments
Redox-active natural organic matter (NOM) possesses great potential to fuel chemical and biological reactions due to its electron-transferring...
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Silicate Melts
We have already seen that, like other fused salts, silicate melts too are ionic liquids (Sect. 16.3.4...
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The biogeochemical redox paradox: how can we make a foundational concept more predictive of biogeochemical state changes?
Oxidation–reduction (redox) ladders are a fundamental biogeochemical concept that explain basic and applied phenomena including microbial metabolic...
