Iron-rich nanoparticles in natural aquatic environments

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dc.contributor.authorVon der Heyden, Bjornen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRoychoudhury, Alakendraen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMyneni, Satishen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-20T06:16:14Z
dc.date.available2019-06-20T06:16:14Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-11
dc.descriptionCITATION: Von der Heyden, B., Roychoudhury, A. & Myneni, S. 2019. Iron-rich nanoparticles in natural aquatic environments. Minerals, 9(5):287, doi:10.3390/min9050287 .en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://www.mdpi.comen_ZA
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractNaturally-occurring iron nanoparticles constitute a quantitatively-important and biogeochemically-active component of the broader Earth ecosystem. Yet detailed insights into their chemical speciation is sparse compared to the body of work conducted on engineered Fe nanoparticles. The present contribution briefly reviews the analytical approaches that can be used to characterize natural Fe nanoparticles, before detailing a dedicated synchrotron-based X-ray spectro-microscopic investigation into the speciation of suspended Fe nanoparticles collected from fluvial, marine, and lacustrine surface waters. Ferrous, ferric and magnetite classes of Fe nanoparticles (10–100 nm) were identified, and all three classes exhibited a high degree of heterogeneity in the local bonding environment around the Fe center. The heterogeneity is attributed to the possible presence of nanoparticle aggregates, and to the low degrees of crystallinity and ubiquitous presence of impurities (Al and organic moieties) in natural samples. This heterogeneity further precludes a spectroscopic distinction between the Fe nanoparticles and the larger sized Fe-rich particles that were evaluated. The presented results provide an important baseline for natural nanoparticle speciation in pristine aquatic systems, highlight the degree of inter-particle variability, which should be parameterized in future accurate biogeochemical models, and may inform predictions of the fate of released engineered Fe nanoparticles as they evolve and transform in natural systems.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/9/5/287
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent13 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVon der Heyden, B., Roychoudhury, A. & Myneni, S. 2019. Iron-rich nanoparticles in natural aquatic environments. Minerals, 9(5):287, doi:10.3390/min9050287en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2075-163X (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.3390/min9050287
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/106279
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPIen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectIron nanoparticlesen_ZA
dc.subjectNanoparticles -- Analysisen_ZA
dc.subjectEngineered iron nanoparticlesen_ZA
dc.subjectNatural iron nanoparticlesen_ZA
dc.subjectOcean biogeochemistry modelsen_ZA
dc.titleIron-rich nanoparticles in natural aquatic environmentsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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