Jeremy B. Fein

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured the stoichiometry and thermo- dynamic stabilities of the uranyl-surface complexes of Bacillus subtilis using batch experiments in 0.1 M NaClO4 as a function of pH, time and solid:solute ratio at 25 °C.

TL;DR: The results from this study suggest that the P. putida EPS can bind significant concentrations of Cd from solution, and that the nature and mass-normalized extent of the binding is similar to that of the cell wall.

TL;DR: Fein et al. as discussed by the authors used acid-base titrations to determine the concentrations and deprotonation constants of specific surface functional groups on Bacillus licheniformis, and compared these variations in surface properties to variations in metal affinity in order to predict metal mobilities in complex, natural systems.

TL;DR: The results demonstrate that bacterial surface electric field effects are negligible for proton, Cd, and Pb adsorption onto P. putida and P. mendocina, and that the discrete site non-electrostatic model developed in this study is adequate for describing these reactions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured the extent of adsorption in mixed metal, mixed bacteria systems and compared the results with those observed in the experimental systems, and showed that the results indicated that the use of chemical equilibrium modeling of aqueous metal adaption onto bacterial surfaces yields accurate predictions of the distribution of metals in complex multicomponent systems.