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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Hydroxyl radical formation from bacteria-assisted Fenton chemistry at neutral pH under environmentally relevant conditions

Jarod N. Grossman A and Tara F. Kahan A B
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A Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 Center for Science and Technology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA.

B Corresponding author. Email: tfkahan@syr.edu

Environmental Chemistry 13(4) 757-766 https://doi.org/10.1071/EN15256
Submitted: 17 December 2015  Accepted: 26 January 2016   Published: 22 March 2016

Environmental context. Reactions in natural waters such as lakes and streams are thought to be extremely slow in the absence of sunlight (e.g. at night). We demonstrate that in the presence of iron, hydrogen peroxide and certain bacteria (all of which are common in natural waters), certain reactions may occur surprisingly quickly. These findings will help us predict the fate of many compounds, including pollutants, in natural waters at night.

Abstract. Dark Fenton chemistry is an important source of hydroxyl radicals (OH) in natural waters in the absence of sunlight. Hydroxyl radical production by this process is very slow in many bodies of water, owing to slow reduction and low solubility of FeIII at neutral and near-neutral pH. We have investigated the effects of the iron-reducing bacteria Shewanella oneidensis (SO) on OH production rates from Fenton chemistry at environmentally relevant hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and iron concentrations at neutral pH. In the presence of 2.0 × 10–4 M H2O2, OH production rates increased from 1.3 × 10–10 to 2.0 × 10–10 M s–1 in the presence of 7.0 × 106 cells mL–1 SO when iron (at a concentration of 100 μM) was in the form of FeII, and from 3.6 × 10–11 to 2.2 × 10–10 M s–1 when iron was in the form of FeIII. This represents rate increases of factors of 1.5 and 6 respectively. We measured OH production rates at a range of H2O2 concentrations and SO cell densities. Production rates depended linearly on both variables. We also demonstrate that bacteria-assisted Fenton chemistry can result in rapid degradation of aromatic pollutants such as anthracene. Our results suggest that iron-reducing bacteria such as SO may be important contributors to radical formation in dark natural waters.


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