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Lobanov ML, Nikul’chenkov NN, Popov VV, Yurovskikh AS, Veksler MY, Pastukhov VI. Glass Film Formation on GOES Surface during High-Temperature Annealing: The Mechanism with Amorphous Phase Formation. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:4150. [PMID: 36500772 PMCID: PMC9739145 DOI: 10.3390/nano12234150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ceramic insulation coating (glass film) is an important constituent of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) designed for use in transformers. Within the scope of this study, the glass film was obtained by means of interaction between the surface of GOES containing 0.5 wt. % Cu and a heat-resistant MgO coating during annealing up to 1100 °C in the 75%H2 + 25%N2 atmosphere. The structure of glass film was analyzed using X-ray diffraction, glow-discharge optical emission spectroscopy, scanning probe microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and thermodynamic calculations. After annealing, the glass film contained the following phases: crystalline (MgFe)2SiO4 and amorphous Fe-based solid solutions. The multi-stage mechanism of the glass film formation on GOES surface during high-temperature annealing was determined.
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- Mikhail L. Lobanov
- Heat Treatment & Physics of Metals Department, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., 620062 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Heat Treatment & Physics of Metals Department, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., 620062 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Heat Treatment & Physics of Metals Department, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., 620062 Ekaterinburg, Russia
- Department of Materials and Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Heat Treatment & Physics of Metals Department, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., 620062 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Heat Treatment & Physics of Metals Department, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., 620062 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Heat Treatment & Physics of Metals Department, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., 620062 Ekaterinburg, Russia
- Institute of Nuclear Materials, Sverdlovsk Region, 624250 Zarechny, Russia
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Alecu AE, Balaceanu GC, Nicoara AI, Neacsu IA, Busuioc C. Synthesis and Characterization of Porous Forsterite Ceramics with Prospective Tissue Engineering Applications. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:6942. [PMID: 36234283 PMCID: PMC9571972 DOI: 10.3390/ma15196942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Due to the urgent need to develop and improve biomaterials, the present article proposes a new strategy to obtain porous scaffolds based on forsterite (Mg2SiO4) for bone tissue regeneration. The main objective is to restore and improve bone function, providing a stable environment for regeneration. The usage of magnesium silicate relies on its mechanical properties being superior to hydroxyapatite and, in general, to calcium phosphates, as well as its high biocompatibility, and antibacterial properties. Mg2SiO4 powder was obtained using the sol-gel method, which was calcinated at 800 °C for 2 h; then, part of the powder was further used to make porous ceramics by mixing it with a porogenic agent (e.g., sucrose). The raw ceramic bodies were subjected to two sintering treatments, at 1250 or 1320 °C, and the characterization results were discussed comparatively. The porogenic agent did not influence the identified phases or the samples' crystallinity and was efficiently removed during the heat treatment. Moreover, the effect of the porogenic agent no longer seems significant after sintering at 1250 °C; the difference in porosity between the two ceramics was negligible. When analysing the in vitro cytotoxicity of the samples, the ones that were porous and treated at 1320 °C showed slightly better cell viability, with the cells appearing to adhere more easily to their surface.
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- Andrada Elena Alecu
- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
- National Research Center for Micro and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
- National Research Center for Micro and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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Campisi D, Lamberts T, Dzade NY, Martinazzo R, ten Kate IL, Tielens AGG. Adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and C 60 onto Forsterite: C-H Bond Activation by the Schottky Vacancy. ACS Earth Space Chem 2022; 6:2009-2023. [PMID: 36016758 PMCID: PMC9393896 DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.2c00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Understanding how to catalytically break the C-H bond of aromatic molecules, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), is currently a big challenge and a subject of study in catalysis, astrochemistry, and planetary science. In the latter, the study of the breakdown reaction of PAHs on mineral surfaces is important to understand if PAHs are linked to prebiotic molecules in regions of star and planet formation. In this work, we employed a periodic density functional theory along with Grimme's D4 (DFT-D4) approach for studying the adsorption of a sample of PAHs (naphthalene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, coronene, and benzocoronene) and fullerene on the [010] forsterite surface and its defective surfaces (Fe-doped and Ni-doped surfaces and a MgO-Schottky vacancy) for their implications in catalysis and astrochemistry. On the basis of structural and binding energy analysis, large PAHs and fullerene present stronger adsorption on the pristine, Fe-doped, and Ni-doped forsterite surfaces than small PAHs. On a MgO-Schottky vacancy, parallel adsorption of the PAH leads to the chemisorption process (C-Si and/or C-O bonds), whereas perpendicular orientation of the PAH leads to the catalytic breaking of the aromatic C-H bond via a barrierless reaction. Spin density and charge analysis show that C-H dissociation is promoted by electron donation from the vacancy to the PAH. As a result of the undercoordinated Si and O atoms, the vacancy acts as a Frustrated Lewis Pair (FLP) catalyst. Therefore, a MgO-Schottky vacancy [010] forsterite surface proved to have potential catalytic activity for the activation of C-H bond in aromatic molecules.
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- Dario Campisi
- Leiden
Observatory, Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 2, Leiden 2333 CA, The Netherlands
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- Leiden
Observatory, Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 2, Leiden 2333 CA, The Netherlands
- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, Leiden 2300 RA, The Netherlands
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- Cardiff
University, Main Building,
Park Place, Cardiff CF10
3AT, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Università degli Studi
di Milano, Via Golgi 19, Milan 20133, Italy
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- Department
of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8a, Utrecht 3584 CB, The Netherlands
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Taymour N, Fahmy AE, Gepreel MAH, Kandil S, El-Fattah AA. Improved Mechanical Properties and Bioactivity of Silicate Based Bioceramics Reinforced Poly(ether-ether-ketone) Nanocomposites for Prosthetic Dental Implantology. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14081632. [PMID: 35458382 PMCID: PMC9026494 DOI: 10.3390/polym14081632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) biomaterial has been increasingly employed for orthopedic, trauma, spinal, and dental implants due to its biocompatibility and in vivo stability. However, a lack of bioactivity and binding ability to natural bone tissue has significantly limited PEEK for many challenging dental implant applications. In this work, nanocomposites based on PEEK reinforced with bioactive silicate-based bioceramics (forsterite or bioglass) as nanofillers were prepared using high energy ball milling followed by melt blending and compression molding. The influence of nanofillers type and content (10, 20 and 30 wt.%) on the crystalline structure, morphology, surface roughness, hydrophilicity, microhardness, elastic compression modulus, and flexural strength of the nanocomposites was investigated. The scanning electron microscopy images of the nanocomposites with low nanofillers content showed a homogenous surface with uniform dispersion within the PEEK matrix with no agglomerates. All nanocomposites showed an increased surface roughness compared to pristine PEEK. It was found that the incorporation of 20 wt.% forsterite was the most effective in the nanocomposite formulation compared with bioglass-based nanocomposites; it has significantly improved the elastic modulus, flexural strength, and microhardness. In vitro bioactivity evaluation, which used biomimetic simulated body fluid indicated the ability of PEEK nanocomposites loaded with forsterite or bioglass nanofillers to precipitate calcium and phosphate bone minerals on its surface. These nanocomposites are expected to be used in long-term load-bearing implant applications and could be recommended as a promising alternative to titanium and zirconia when used as a dental implant material.
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- Noha Taymour
- Department of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Dental Materials, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Azarita, Alexandria 21526, Egypt;
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Egypt;
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- Department of Materials Science, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, El-Shatby, Alexandria 21526, Egypt;
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- Department of Materials Science, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, El-Shatby, Alexandria 21526, Egypt;
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Sakhir P.O. Box 32038, Bahrain
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Kerisit SN, Mergelsberg ST, Thompson CJ, White SK, Loring JS. Thin Water Films Enable Low-Temperature Magnesite Growth Under Conditions Relevant to Geologic Carbon Sequestration. Environ Sci Technol 2021; 55:12539-12548. [PMID: 34491048 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Injecting supercritical CO2 (scCO2) into basalt formations for long-term storage is a promising strategy for mitigating CO2 emissions. Mineral carbonation can result in permanent entrapment of CO2; however, carbonation kinetics in thin H2O films in humidified scCO2 is not well understood. We investigated forsterite (Mg2SiO4) carbonation to magnesite (MgCO3) via amorphous magnesium carbonate (AMC; MgCO3·xH2O, 0.5 < x < 1), with the goal to establish the fundamental controls on magnesite growth rates at low H2O activity and temperature. Experiments were conducted at 25, 40, and 50 °C in 90 bar CO2 with a H2O film thickness on forsterite that averaged 1.78 ± 0.05 monolayers. In situ infrared spectroscopy was used to monitor forsterite dissolution and the growth of AMC, magnesite, and amorphous SiO2 as a function of time. Geochemical kinetic modeling showed that magnesite was supersaturated by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude and grew according to a zero-order rate law. The results indicate that the main drivers for magnesite growth are sustained high supersaturation coupled with low H2O activity, a combination of thermodynamic conditions not attainable in bulk aqueous solution. This improved understanding of reaction kinetics can inform subsurface reactive transport models for better predictions of CO2 fate and transport.
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- Sebastien N Kerisit
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Brewer A, Harrold Z, Chang E, Gorman-Lewis D, Teng FZ. Magnesium isotope fractionation during microbially enhanced forsterite dissolution. Geobiology 2020; 18:225-236. [PMID: 31788917 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Bacillus subtilis endospore-mediated forsterite dissolution experiments were performed to assess the effects of cell surface reactivity on Mg isotope fractionation during chemical weathering. Endospores present a unique opportunity to study the isolated impact of cell surface reactivity because they exhibit extremely low metabolic activity. In abiotic control assays, 24 Mg was preferentially released into solution during forsterite dissolution, producing an isotopically light liquid phase (δ26 Mg = -0.39 ± 0.06 to -0.26 ± 0.09‰) relative to the initial mineral composition (δ26 Mg = -0.24 ± 0.03‰). The presence of endospores did not have an apparent effect on Mg isotope fractionation associated with the release of Mg from the solid into the aqueous phase. However, the endospore surfaces preferentially adsorbed 24 Mg from the dissolution products, which resulted in relatively heavy aqueous Mg isotope compositions. These aqueous Mg isotope compositions increased proportional to the fraction of dissolved Mg that was adsorbed, with the highest measured δ26 Mg (-0.08 ± 0.07‰) corresponding to the highest degree of adsorption (~76%). The Mg isotope composition of the adsorbed fraction was correspondingly light, at an average δ26 Mg of -0.49‰. Secondary mineral precipitation and Mg adsorption onto secondary minerals had a minimal effect on Mg isotopes at these experimental conditions. Results demonstrate the isolated effects of cell surface reactivity on Mg isotope fractionation separate from other common biological processes, such as metabolism and organic acid production. With further study, Mg isotopes could be used to elucidate the role of the biosphere on Mg cycling in the environment.
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- Aaron Brewer
- Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Yongvanich N, Supanichwatin K, Penglan J, Triamnak N. Synthesis and Characterizations of (Co xMg (2-x))SiO₄ Forsterite Ceramic Pigments from Mirror Waste. Materials (Basel) 2018; 11:E1210. [PMID: 30011830 DOI: 10.3390/ma11071210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ceramic pigments have been widely used in a variety of industries because of their excellent properties, such as high thermal stability, low-cost productions, and simple manufacturing processes. Re-use of mirror waste, which consists of silicon dioxide greater than 70%, is a method that can reduce raw materials cost. In this work, ceramic pigment with forsterite structure, Mg2SiO4, was synthesized via conventional solid state reaction by using mirror waste as a precursor. Solid solutions of Co-doped forsterite pigment, CoxMg(2−x)SiO4 where x = 0.02–1.6, were calcined at 1000 °C for 2 h. The calcined powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction technique (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-Vis spectrophotometer, and color measurement (CIEL*a*b*). XRD results confirmed that forsterite phase was found as a main phase in the ceramic powder. However, the forsterite phase decreased with increased concentration of Co to x = 0.8–1.6. This could be because of the solubility limit of Co in solid solution. In addition, the use of mirror waste as a raw material was able to reduce calcination temperature compared to the use of oxide reagents. Color measurements or CIEL*a*b* color space of forsterite pigments were located in red-blue quadrant for Co-doped pigment.
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Harrold ZR, Hausrath EM, Garcia AH, Murray AE, Tschauner O, Raymond JA, Huang S. Bioavailability of Mineral-Bound Iron to a Snow Algal-Bacterial Coculture and Implications for Albedo-Altering Snow Algal Blooms. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:e02322-17. [PMID: 29374032 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02322-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Snow algae can form large-scale blooms across the snowpack surface and near-surface environments. These pigmented blooms can decrease snow albedo and increase local melt rates, and they may impact the global heat budget and water cycle. Yet, the underlying causes for the geospatial occurrence of these blooms remain unconstrained. One possible factor contributing to snow algal blooms is the presence of mineral dust as a micronutrient source. We investigated the bioavailability of iron (Fe)-bearing minerals, including forsterite (Fo90, Mg1.8Fe0.2SiO4), goethite, smectite, and pyrite as Fe sources for a Chloromonas brevispina-bacterial coculture through laboratory-based experimentation. Fo90 was capable of stimulating snow algal growth and increased the algal growth rate in otherwise Fe-depleted cocultures. Fo90-bearing systems also exhibited a decrease in the ratio of bacteria to algae compared to those of Fe-depleted conditions, suggesting a shift in microbial community structure. The C. brevispina coculture also increased the rate of Fo90 dissolution relative to that of an abiotic control. Analysis of 16S rRNA genes in the coculture identified Gammaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, and Sphingobacteria, all of which are commonly found in snow and ice environments. Archaea were not detected. Collimonas and Pseudomonas, which are known to enhance mineral weathering rates, comprised two of the top eight (>1%) operational taxonomic units (OTUs). These data provide unequivocal evidence that mineral dust can support elevated snow algal growth under otherwise Fe-depleted growth conditions and that snow algal microbial communities can enhance mineral dissolution under these conditions.IMPORTANCE Fe, a key micronutrient for photosynthetic growth, is necessary to support the formation of high-density snow algal blooms. The laboratory experiments described herein allow for a systematic investigation of the interactions of snow algae, bacteria, and minerals and their ability to mobilize and uptake mineral-bound Fe. Results provide unequivocal and comprehensive evidence that mineral-bound Fe in Fe-bearing Fo90 was bioavailable to Chloromonas brevispina snow algae within an algal-bacterial coculture. This evidence includes (i) an observed increase in snow algal density and growth rate, (ii) decreased ratios of bacteria to algae in Fo90-containing cultures relative to those of cultures grown under similarly Fe-depleted conditions with no mineral-bound Fe present, and (iii) increased Fo90 dissolution rates in the presence of algal-bacterial cocultures relative to those of abiotic mineral controls. These results have important implications for the role of mineral dust in supplying micronutrients to the snow microbiome, which may help support dense snow algal blooms capable of lowering snow albedo and increasing snow melt rates on regional, and possibly global, scales.
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Sun H, He S, Wu P, Gao C, Feng P, Xiao T, Deng Y, Shuai C. A Novel MgO-CaO-SiO₂ System for Fabricating Bone Scaffolds with Improved Overall Performance. Materials (Basel) 2016; 9:E287. [PMID: 28773411 PMCID: PMC5502980 DOI: 10.3390/ma9040287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Although forsterite (Mg₂SiO₄) possesses good biocompatibility and suitable mechanical properties, the insufficient bioactivity and degradability hinders its further application. In this study, a novel MgO-CaO-SiO₂ system was developed by adding wollastonite (CaSiO₃) into Mg₂SiO₄ to fabricate bone scaffolds via selective laser sintering (SLS). The apatite-forming ability and degradability of the scaffolds were enhanced because the degradation of CaSiO₃ could form silanol groups, which could offer nucleation sites for apatite. Meanwhile, the mechanical properties of the scaffolds grew with increasing CaSiO₃ to 20 wt %. It was explained that the liquid phase of CaSiO₃ promoted the densification during sintering due to its low melting point. With the further increase in CaSiO₃, the mechanical properties decreased due to the formation of the continuous filling phase. Furthermore, the scaffolds possessed a well-interconnected porous structure and exhibited an ability to support cell adhesion and proliferation.
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- Hang Sun
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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Rahmani O, Highfield J, Junin R, Tyrer M, Pour AB. Experimental Investigation and Simplistic Geochemical Modeling of CO₂ Mineral Carbonation Using the Mount Tawai Peridotite. Molecules 2016; 21:353. [PMID: 26999082 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21030353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2016] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In this work, the potential of CO2 mineral carbonation of brucite (Mg(OH)2) derived from the Mount Tawai peridotite (forsterite based (Mg)2SiO4) to produce thermodynamically stable magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) was evaluated. The effect of three main factors (reaction temperature, particle size, and water vapor) were investigated in a sequence of experiments consisting of aqueous acid leaching, evaporation to dryness of the slurry mass, and then gas-solid carbonation under pressurized CO2. The maximum amount of Mg converted to MgCO3 is ~99%, which occurred at temperatures between 150 and 175 °C. It was also found that the reduction of particle size range from >200 to <75 µm enhanced the leaching rate significantly. In addition, the results showed the essential role of water vapor in promoting effective carbonation. By increasing water vapor concentration from 5 to 10 vol %, the mineral carbonation rate increased by 30%. This work has also numerically modeled the process by which CO2 gas may be sequestered, by reaction with forsterite in the presence of moisture. In both experimental analysis and geochemical modeling, the results showed that the reaction is favored and of high yield; going almost to completion (within about one year) with the bulk of the carbon partitioning into magnesite and that very little remains in solution.
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Demichelis R, Bruno M, Massaro FR, Prencipe M, De La Pierre M, Nestola F. First-principle modelling of forsterite surface properties: Accuracy of methods and basis sets. J Comput Chem 2015; 36:1439-45. [PMID: 25974278 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The seven main crystal surfaces of forsterite (Mg2 SiO4 ) were modeled using various Gaussian-type basis sets, and several formulations for the exchange-correlation functional within the density functional theory (DFT). The recently developed pob-TZVP basis set provides the best results for all properties that are strongly dependent on the accuracy of the wavefunction. Convergence on the structure and on the basis set superposition error-corrected surface energy can be reached also with poorer basis sets. The effect of adopting different DFT functionals was assessed. All functionals give the same stability order for the various surfaces. Surfaces do not exhibit any major structural differences when optimized with different functionals, except for higher energy orientations where major rearrangements occur around the Mg sites at the surface or subsurface. When dispersions are not accounted for, all functionals provide similar surface energies. The inclusion of empirical dispersions raises the energy of all surfaces by a nearly systematic value proportional to the scaling factor s of the dispersion formulation. An estimation for the surface energy is provided through adopting C6 coefficients that are more suitable than the standard ones to describe O-O interactions in minerals. A 2 × 2 supercell of the most stable surface (010) was optimized. No surface reconstruction was observed. The resulting structure and surface energy show no difference with respect to those obtained when using the primitive cell. This result validates the (010) surface model here adopted, that will serve as a reference for future studies on adsorption and reactivity of water and carbon dioxide at this interface.
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- Raffaella Demichelis
- Nanochemistry Research Institute, Curtin institute for computation, and Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Nanochemistry Research Institute, Curtin institute for computation, and Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia
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- Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131, Padova, Italy
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Asaduzzaman AM, Laref S, Deymier PA, Runge K, Cheng HP, Muralidharan K, Drake MJ. A first-principles characterization of water adsorption on forsterite grains. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci 2013; 371:20110582. [PMID: 23734049 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2011.0582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Numerical simulations examining chemical interactions of water molecules with forsterite grains have demonstrated the efficacy of nebular gas adsorption as a viable mechanism for water delivery to the terrestrial planets. Nevertheless, a comprehensive picture detailing the water-adsorption mechanisms on forsterite is not yet available. Towards this end, using accurate first-principles density functional theory, we examine the adsorption mechanisms of water on the (001), (100), (010) and (110) surfaces of forsterite. While dissociative adsorption is found to be the most energetically favourable process, two stable associative adsorption configurations are also identified. In dual-site adsorption, the water molecule interacts strongly with surface magnesium and oxygen atoms, whereas single-site adsorption occurs only through the interaction with a surface Mg atom. This results in dual-site adsorption being more stable than single-site adsorption.
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Affiliation(s)
- Abu Md Asaduzzaman
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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