Journal
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
Volume 242, Issue -, Pages 212-221Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2016.07.014
Keywords
EPS, calcium carbonate; Mineralization Biomineralization; Rhodococcus opacus
Funding
- National Science Centre [2012/07/B/ST5/01799]
- European Regional Development Fund [POIG.02.01.00-06-024/09]
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Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) extracted from Rhodococcus opacus bacterial strain was used as a matrix for calcium carbonate precipitation using the vapour diffusion method. The total exopolymer and water-soluble exopolymer fraction of different concentrations were spread on.the mica surface by the spin-coating method. The obtained layers were characterized using the atomic force microscopy measurement and XPS analysis. The effects of polymer concentration, initial pH of calcium chloride solution and precipitation time on the obtained crystals properties were investigated. Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the precipitated minerals. It was found that the type of precipitated CaCO3 polymorph and the crystal size depend on the kind of EPS fraction. The obtained results indicates that the water soluble fraction favours vaterite dissolution and calcite growth, whereas the total EPS stabilizes vaterite and this effect is stronger at basic pH. It seems to be due to different contents of the functional group of EPS fractions. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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