Iron Isotope Fractionations Reveal a Finite Bioavailable Fe Pool for Structural Fe(III) Reduction in Nontronite

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• 作者：Bingjie Shi ; Kai Liu ; Lingling Wu ; Weiqiang Li ; Christina M. Smeaton ; Brian L. Beard ; Clark M. Johnson ; Eric E. Roden ; Philippe Van Cappellen
• 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 16, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：50
• 期：16
• 页码：8661-8669
• 全文大小：422K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1520-5851

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We report on stable Fe isotope fractionation during microbial and chemical reduction of structural Fe(III) in nontronite NAu-1. ⁵⁶Fe/⁵⁴Fe fractionation factors between aqueous Fe(II) and structural Fe(III) ranged from −1.2 to +0.8‰. Microbial (Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens) and chemical (dithionite) reduction experiments revealed a two-stage process. Stage 1 was characterized by rapid reduction of a finite Fe(III) pool along the edges of the clay particles, accompanied by a limited release to solution of Fe(II), which partially adsorbed onto basal planes. Stable Fe isotope compositions revealed that electron transfer and atom exchange (ETAE) occurred between edge-bound Fe(II) and octahedral (structural) Fe(III) within the clay lattice, as well as between aqueous Fe(II) and structural Fe(III) via a transient sorbed phase. The isotopic fractionation factors decreased with increasing extent of reduction as a result of the depletion of the finite bioavailable Fe(III) pool. During stage 2, microbial reduction was inhibited while chemical reduction continued. However, further ETAE between aqueous Fe(II) and structural Fe(III) was not observed. Our results imply that the pool of bioavailable Fe(III) is restricted to structural Fe sites located near the edges of the clay particles. Blockage of ETAE distinguishes Fe(III) reduction of layered clay minerals from that of Fe oxyhydroxides, where accumulation of structural Fe(II) is much more limited.