Jianyu Zhu

Publications (4)7.03 Total impact

• Article: The nature of Schwertmannite and Jarosite mediated by two strains of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans with different ferrous oxidation ability.

  Jianyu Zhu, Min Gan, Dan Zhang, Yuehua Hu, Liyuan Chai
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  ABSTRACT: Jarosite and Schwertmannite are iron-oxyhydroxysulfate materials. These materials gain increasing interest in geological and metallurgical fields. Especially, for it can effectively scavenge heavy metals, less toxic ions and better biocompatibility, the application potential in environment becomes more and more intriguing. In this study, the nature of Jarosite and Schwertmannite mediates synthesized by two strains of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans with different ferrous oxidation ability is investigated. The precipitates are characterized by SEM, XRD, FTIR, and TG/DSC analysis. The materials are varied in color, shape, surface area, elemental composition and crystallinity. The crystallinity of precipitate produced by A. ferrooxidans 23270 with lower oxidation ability in optimized medium is significantly better than the precipitate produced by A. ferrooxidans Gf. A. ferrooxidans Gf will tend to mediate the formation of Schwertmannite with the decreasing of monovalent cation concentration in optimized medium. Cr(VI) adsorption capacity difference exists among the four materials. The adsorption efficiency of Schwertmannite is higher than Jarosite. Adsorption capacity of the materials formed by A. ferrooxidans Gf is higher than that of A. ferrooxidans 23270. Adsorption capacity decreases with the increasing of crystallinity.
  Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications. 07/2013; 33(5):2679-85.
• Article: Phylogenetic analysis of bacterial community composition in sediment contaminated with multiple heavy metals from the Xiangjiang River in China.

  Jianyu Zhu, Jingxia Zhang, Qian Li, Tao Han, Jianping Xie, Yuehua Hu, Liyuan Chai
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  ABSTRACT: Understanding the ecology of sediments that are contaminated with heavy metals is critical for bioremediating these sediments, which has become a public concern over the course of the development of modern industry. To investigate the bacterial community composition of sediments that are contaminated with heavy metals in the Xiangjiang River, a total of four sediment samples contaminated with multiple heavy metals were obtained, and a culture-independent molecular analysis, polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), was performed. The results revealed that heavy metal pollution affected the sediment microbial community diversity, and the greatest species diversity appeared in the moderately polluted sediment X sample. The dominant family in these sediments includes α-Proteobacteria, β-Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. Moreover, α-Proteobacteria was significantly increased with increases in heavy metal. A redundancy analysis (RDA) also confirmed this phenomenon.
  Marine pollution bulletin 03/2013; · 2.63 Impact Factor
• Article: Investigation of energy gene expressions and community structures of free and attached acidophilic bacteria in chalcopyrite bioleaching.

  Jianyu Zhu, Weifeng Jiao, Qian Li, Xueduan Liu, Wenqing Qin, Guanzhou Qiu, Yuehua Hu, Liyuan Chai
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  ABSTRACT: In order to better understand the bioleaching mechanism, expression of genes involved in energy conservation and community structure of free and attached acidophilic bacteria in chalcopyrite bioleaching were investigated. Using quantitative real-time PCR, we studied the expression of genes involved in energy conservation in free and attached Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans during bioleaching of chalcopyrite. Sulfur oxidation genes of attached A. ferrooxidans were up-regulated while ferrous iron oxidation genes were down-regulated compared with free A. ferrooxidans in the solution. The up-regulation may be induced by elemental sulfur on the mineral surface. This conclusion was supported by the results of HPLC analysis. Sulfur-oxidizing Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and ferrous-oxidizing Leptospirillum ferrooxidans were the members of the mixed culture in chalcopyrite bioleaching. Study of the community structure of free and attached bacteria showed that A. thiooxidans dominated the attached bacteria while L. ferrooxidans dominated the free bacteria. With respect to available energy sources during bioleaching of chalcopyrite, sulfur-oxidizers tend to be on the mineral surfaces whereas ferrous iron-oxidizers tend to be suspended in the aqueous phase. Taken together, these results indicate that the main role of attached acidophilic bacteria was to oxidize elemental sulfur and dissolution of chalcopyrite involved chiefly an indirect bioleaching mechanism.
  Journal of Industrial Microbiology 09/2012; · 1.80 Impact Factor
• Article: Adhesion forces between cells of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans or Leptospirillum ferrooxidans and chalcopyrite.

  Jianyu Zhu, Qian Li, Weifeng Jiao, Hao Jiang, Wolfgang Sand, Jinlan Xia, Xueduan Liu, Wenqing Qin, Guanzhou Qiu, Yuehua Hu, Liyuan Chai
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  ABSTRACT: The efficiency of copper leaching is improved by bacteria attached to chalcopyrite. Therefore, the study of the attachment mechanism to control leaching is important. The adhesion of three species of leaching microorganisms including Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans to chalcopyrite was investigated by using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The forces were measured with tip-immobilized cells approached to and retracted from the mineral. The results show that both the surface charge and the hydrophobicity of bacteria cells influence the adhesion force. Furthermore, the adhesion force decreased in case the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) had been removed. In addition, the data indicate that the amount of attached cells increased with increasing adhesion force.
  Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces 01/2012; 94:95-100. · 2.60 Impact Factor