PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 3.7
Yang Xu,Bo OuYang,Linye Deng,Mei Liao,Tianhui Tang,Dongming Lan,Yonghua Wang
Chitin represents the most abundant source of renewable biomass in marine ecosystems, and its degradation by chitinase holds potential for numerous industrial applications. In this study, a novel hyperthermophilic chitinase, TbChi52, derived from a deep-sea bacterium of the Thermotogae phylum was introduced. TbChi52 exhibits optimal enzymatic activity at 90 ℃ and pH 5.5. Furthermore, it shows exceptional thermal stability characterized by a prolonged thermal denaturation half-life and a significant melting temperature. Functionally, TbChi52 displays dual activities, acting as both an exo-chitinase and a β-N-acetylaminoglucosidase (NAGase). It yields N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) as the primary product during the hydrolysis of colloidal chitin. Leveraging the robust thermo-stability of TbChi52, a streamlined, one-step purification protocol was developed. A mere 10-minute thermal treatment at 75 ℃ suffices to yield a highly pure TbChi52 preparation with minimal enzyme activity loss in chitin hydrolysis, achieving an 87.4 % hydrolysis rate of colloidal chitin and a 92.7 % purity of GlcNAc. Collectively, the outstanding thermal properties and the simple preparation of TbChi52 highlight its potential for industrial applications. It provides a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to harnessing the world's most abundant marine biomass, along with serving as a potential enzyme-engineered template tailored for specific applications.
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海洋生物学
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酶学
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工业生物技术
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Communications Biology
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2025
·Vol. 8
·期 1
·1-10
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IF 5.1
Lin Huaying,Lv Yongxin,Zhang Yu
Medium-chain alkanes have strong ecological impacts on marine ecosystems due to their persistence, toxicity, and ability to travel long distances. Microbial degradation is the dominant and ultimate removal process for n-alkanes in the deep ocean, where high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) regulates microbial activity. To gain insight into the impact of hydrostatic pressure (HP) on n-alkane degradation, we applied the deep-ocean experimental simulation to culture Alcanivorax xenomutans A28, a novel piezotolerant bacterium strain from trench sediment, with n-C 16 as the sole carbon source under different HPs (0.1, 40, and 80 MPa). Activity analysis demonstrated that HHP stimulated the n-C 16 complete mineralization ratio. Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses showed that HHP induced the intracellular oxidative stress and accelerated the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. These results indicate a shift of n-alkanes biodegradation pattern regulated by HP, elucidating the fate and ecological risk of n-alkanes in the deep ocean.
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微生物学
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海洋生态学
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环境科学
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2024
·Vol. 48
·期 26
·11729-11740
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IF 2.7
Ying Liu,Ruotong Ru,Chengjun Ge,Linlin Zhang,Hongfei Sun
The marine biofouling of deep-sea exploration equipment has compromised its normal purpose of detecting marine resources, and conventional self-renewing hydrogel coatings have become unsuitable for precision instruments due to the release of antifouling agents or heavy metals. Zwitterions exhibit excellent antifouling ability due to the hydration layer formed by molecules with equal amounts of cationic and anionic groups, resulting in an overall neutral charge. Herein, a non-releasing, mechanically strong surface hydrogel coating suitable for deep-sea probes was successfully prepared based on sulfobetaine-tannic acid zwitterionic hydrogel coatings (PVATAZ), aiming to achieve high antifouling performance. Benefiting from the hydration layer generated by the zwitterion and the significant mechanical performance of strong hydrogen bonding between poly(vinyl alcohol) and tannic acid (TA), the resulting optimized PVATAZ hydrogel coatings exhibited excellent antifouling performance and high tensile strength. Specifically, under stress up to 0.41 MPa, elongations can reach up to 228% and the colony forming units of E. coli and S. aureus in PVATAZ are 0.08 and 0.05 per milliliter, respectively. The efficiency of zwitterion-containing hydrogel coatings in resisting marine fouling while being environmentally friendly renders them promising as hydrogel coatings for deep-sea probes.
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材料科学
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海洋生物学
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Chemosensors
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 8
·236
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IF 3.398
Chuqing Zhang,Yang He,Jianbo Wu,Manqing Ai,Wei Cai,Ying Ye,Chunhui Tao,Pingping Zhang,Quan Jin
Real-time measurements of carbonate ion concentrations in the ocean are critical to advancing marine environmental monitoring and research into deep-sea hydrothermal activity. Herein, we report the first example of deep-sea hydrothermal field exploration using a carbonate ion-selective electrode (ISE). The novel carbonate ISE was composed of a Ni wire as substrate, carbon film as transducers and carbonate-selective membrane layers. This paper describes the preparation process of the electrode and characterises its performance via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical analysis. The detection limit of the electrode for CO32−is 2.821 × 10−6mol/L, the linear response range is 1.0 × 10−5–1.0 × 10−1mol/L and the Nernst slope was −30.4 mV/decade. In April 2021, the carbonate ISE was mounted on multi-parameter sensors with pH and Eh (redox) electrodes for the search of hydrothermal activity at the Southwest Indian Ridge. The simultaneous potential anomalies appeared at this carbonate electrode with the pH and Eh electrodes when passing through the hydrothermal field. The study of the hydrothermal field was supported by the in situ camera video and the sulphide samples. Additionally, the carbonate electrode provides enhanced information of water chemistry for the study of the hydrothermal field.Keywords:ion-selective electrode;carbonate determination;carbon film;hydrothermal field
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海洋科学
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环境监测
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电化学
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PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 2.883
Hong Zhou,Bailin Cong,Yongqi Tian,Yu He,Huanghao Yang
Three new cyclic lipopeptides (compounds 1–3) were isolated from Bacillus sp. SY27F, which collected from the deep-sea hydrothermal vent in the Indian Ocean. The planar structures of compounds 1–3 were characterized by LC–MS, GC–MS and NMR, whereas their absolute configurations were determined by modified Marfey’s analysis and optical rotation contrast. They shared the same heptapeptide chain (N-L-Gln 1 -D-Leu 2 -L-Leu 3 -L-Val 4 -L-Asp 5 -D-Leu 6 -L-Ile 7 -C), differing only by the length of the fatty acid chain. Compounds 1–3 displayed significant cytotoxic activity against DU145, MCF-7 and HepG2 cancer cell lines with IC 50 values of 96.8–190.7 nM and moderate to weak cytotoxicity against A549, HeLa and HT1080, with IC 50 values of 9.3–43.2 μM, respectively. However, none of the three compounds showed any antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Monilia albicans .
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微生物学
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药物化学
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海洋生物学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Junfeng Chen,Wenjie Zhao
The complex and harsh deep sea environment is the main reason for the failure of the protective coating of marine equipment. However, excellent protective coating is the key to prolong the service life of the equipment under deep sea environment. Ti 3 C 2 T X , with high aspect ratio, abundant surface functional groups and excellent mechanical properties, is the suitable candidate nanofiller for coating reinforcement. Herein, we synthesized a novel silk fibroin-Ti 3 C 2 T X (SF-Ti 3 C 2 T X ) hybrid nanofiller as reinforced-additives for improving the anti-corrosion ability of waterborne epoxy coating. Due to the rough surface of SF-Ti 3 C 2 T X nanosheets, they have excellent compatibility with the resin matrix and could fill the inherent defects of the coating. The anticorrosion behaviors of as-prepared composite coatings under both of atmospheric pressure and simulated deep sea environment were investigated in detail. Particularly, the composite coating with 0.5 wt% SF-Ti 3 C 2 T X sheets showed outstanding corrosion protection (impedance value remained 1.31 × 10 8 Ω⋅cm 2 , four orders of magnitude higher than pure EP) after 240 h immersion under 20 MPa hydrostatic pressure. In addition, the interface of coating/steel was not damaged and the coating remained the favorable adhesion strength (3.16 MPa, but that of pure EP only 0.88 MPa) even in the harsh high hydrostatic pressure. Based on the experiment data, we discussed and analyzed the failure process of coatings and explained the corrosion protection mechanism of SF-Ti 3 C 2 T X hybrid under simulated deep sea environment.
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材料科学
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海洋工程
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表面工程
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Marine Drugs
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2020
·Vol. 18
·期 11
·575
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IF 4.073
Wenjuan Ding,Chokkalingam Uvarani,Fangfang Wang,Yaxin Xue,Ning Wu,Liming He,Danmei Tian,Mei Chen,Youwei Zhang,Kui Hong,Jinshan Tang
Deep-sea fungi have become a new arsenal for the discovery of leading compounds. Here five new ophiobolins1–5, together with six known analogues6–11, obtained from a deep-sea derived fungus WHU0154. Their structures were determined by analyses of IR, HR-ESI-MS, and NMR spectra, along with experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) analysis. Pharmacological studies showed that compounds4and6exhibited obvious inhibitory effects on nitric oxide (NO) production induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in murine macrophage RAW264.7 cells. Mechanical study revealed that compound6could inhibit the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) level in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. In addition, compounds6,9, and10could significantly inhibit the expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX 2) in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. Preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) analyses revealed that the aldehyde group at C-21 and the α, β-unsaturated ketone functionality at A ring in ophiobolins were vital for their anti-inflammatory effects. Together, the results demonstrated that ophiobolins, especially for compound6, exhibited strong anti-inflammatory effects and shed light on the discovery of ophiobolins as new anti-inflammatory agents.Keywords:deep-sea derived fungus;secondary metabolites;ophiobolin;anti-inflammatory effect
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海洋生物学
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药理学
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有机化学
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ENERGY & FUELS
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2024
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IF 5.2
Yue Zhang,Jing-Chun Feng,Yuhang Zhang,Bin Wang,Jinyi Liu,Yi Wang,Si Zhang
On the cold seep seafloor, methane hydrate is an important form of carbon storage. The stability of methane hydrates and mechanisms of ionic effects on hydrates are closely related to seafloor methane release and carbon cycling. Cold seeps are endowed with abundant and high-quality hydrate resources under the environmental conditions of low temperatures and high pressures. Methane hydrates are seen as a potential source of renewable energy and a possible form of energy storage, as the global demand for clean energy increases. Although studies have focused on the formation and dissociation processes of methane hydrates, the influence of seawater ions on the kinetics of hydrate formation is still unclear. In this study, we studied the formation kinetics of methane hydrate in ion systems, analyzed the effects of various main ions, and compared them with in situ seawater composition. The phase equilibrium point of methane hydrate in the in situ seawater system was experimentally determined by us to better understand the stability. The degree of inhibition on the methane hydrate formation kinetics in natural seawater is more closely to that of CaCl2, MgCl2, and SrCl2, as indicated by gas consumption during methane hydrate formation. However, NaCl exhibits a greater inhibition effect than that of CaCl2, MgCl2, and SrCl2. The thermodynamic behavior of in situ seawater is consistent with the inhibition degree of SrCl2 on methane hydrate formation. In addition, morphological characteristics of hydrates possessed dense powdery particles and ice particles on the surface of the seawater–methane system, which combined with both hydrate morphologies, the pure water–methane system (ice particles), and the saline ions–methane system (powdery particles). The findings of this study may provide a reference for further exploration of methane hydrate formation in cold seep environments and provide a basis for an in-depth understanding of submarine methane release and carbon cycling.
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海洋科学
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环境科学
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eLife
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2023
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IF 7.7
Wenjie Xu,Chenglong Zhu,Xueli Gao,Baosheng Wu,Han Xu,Mingliang Hu,Honghui Zeng,Xiaoni Gan,Chenguang Feng,Jiangmin Zheng,Jing Bo,Li-Sheng He,Qiang Qiu,Wen Wang,Shunping He,Kun Wang
As the deepest vertebrate in the ocean, the hadal snailfish (Pseudoliparis swirei), which lives at a depth of 6,000–8,000 m, is a representative case for studying adaptation to extreme environments. Despite some preliminary studies on this species in recent years, including their loss of pigmentation, visual and skeletal calcification genes, and the role of trimethylamine N-oxide in adaptation to high-hydrostatic pressure, it is still unknown how they evolved and why they are among the few vertebrate species that have successfully adapted to the deep-sea environment. Using genomic data from different trenches, we found that the hadal snailfish may have entered and fully adapted to such extreme environments only in the last few million years. Meanwhile, phylogenetic relationships show that they spread into different trenches in the Pacific Ocean within a million years. Comparative genomic analysis has also revealed that the genes associated with perception, circadian rhythms, and metabolism have been extensively modified in the hadal snailfish to adapt to its unique environment. More importantly, the tandem duplication of a gene encoding ferritin significantly increased their tolerance to reactive oxygen species, which may be one of the important factors in their adaptation to high-hydrostatic pressure.
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海洋生物学
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比较基因组学
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进化生物学
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BIOCATALYSIS AND BIOTRANSFORMATION
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2021
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IF 2.181
Lu Dong,Shujuan Qi,Jianwei Jia,Yun Zhang,Yunfeng Hu
Bacillus sp. DL-1 was isolated from the deep sea of the Western Pacific Ocean and behaved very good resistance to NaCl. The extracellular proteases of Bacillus sp. DL-1 were found to exhibit excellent enantioselectivity for the kinetic resolution of (±)-1-phenylethyl acetate. To improve the stability of the enzyme, the immobilized extracellular proteases were preparated by using 60 g kieselguhr and 1-L crude fermentation broth containing extracellular proteases of Bacillus sp. DL-1, shaking at 25 °C, 200 r/min for 10 h. Every gram of kieselguhr adsorbed 25.7 mg extracellular protease and the enzymatic activity recovery was 79.86%. The immobilized proteases preserved about 35.8% of its activity after 6 repeated uses, which were also used as biocatalyst to asymmetrically hydrolyse (±)-1-phenylethyl acetate for the preparation of (R)-1-phenylethanol and (S)-1-phenylethyl acetate with high optical purities. The effects of pH, temperature, enzyme concentration, substrate concentration, reaction time and additives (metal ions/surfactants) on the resolution were investigated by single factor experiments. Under the optimal reaction conditions (10 mM (±)-1-phenylethyl acetate, 40 mg/mL immobilized extracellular proteases, pH 7.5 (Tris-HCl), 5% (v/v) methanol and 45 °C for 2 h), (R)-1-phenylethanol was generated with the e.e.p being > 97%, and the yield being 53%, respectively. Analogously, under the optimal reaction conditions (10-mM (±)-1-phenylethyl acetate, 360 mg/mL immobilized extracellular proteases, pH 6.0 (PB), 5% (v/v) DMSO and 35 °C for 1.5 h), (S)-1-phenylethyl acetate was generated with the e.e.s being over 99% and the yield being 79%, respectively. Compared with the extracellular proteases from Bacillus sp. DL-2, the immobilized extracellular proteases from Bacillus sp. DL-1 exhibited higher hydrolytic activity and could asymmetrically hydrolyse (±)-1-phenylethyl acetate by using higher substrate concentrations, shorter reaction times to obtain higher yields. Notably, the extracellular proteases of Bacillus sp. DL-1 were demonstrated to behave the same enantio-preference as those of most other reported esterases/lipases. Proteases from deep-sea Bacillus sp. DL-1 are promising biocatalysts for the synthesis of valuable chiral chemicals.
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生物催化
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酶学
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微生物学
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有机化学
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Geoenergy Science and Engineering
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2024
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IF 0
Yikang Guo,Xianyu Yang,Ren Wang,Meng Zhao,Jianlong Wang,Jingyu Xie,Zhaokai Dai,Quanwei Xu,Zichen Han,Guosheng Jiang,Jihua Cai
The ocean is rich in sustainable hydrocarbon. The process of extracting these resources poses challenges such as coexistence of low temperature and high temperature, high pressure of deepwater and unpredictable shale formations. A kind of ionic crosslinking polymer consisting of N, N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA), 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS), and Cellulose Nanofibers (CNF) (PADC), was synthesized to address these challenges. Cellulose was first oxidized to nanocellulose (CNF) through 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxide (TEMPO) oxidation. Subsequently, the ionic crosslinking polymer, consisting of DMA, AMPS, and CNF, was synthesized using ionic crosslinking polymerization. The surface characteristics and morphology were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nanoparticle size analysis, and zeta potential analysis. The structural composition was analyzed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). The shale inhibition mechanism was investigated through contact angle and pressure transmission experiments. The results indicated that the average length of PADC is approximately 1450 nm, with an average diameter of less than 100 nm and contains sulfonic acid groups. The shale contact angle increased from 16.75° to 82°, indicating that PADC increased the hydrophobicity of the shale by 390%. Pressure transfer experiments show that PADC can reduce shale permeability by 37%, which means PADC has good hydration inhibition performance. In addition, a drilling fluid system suitable for deep sea drilling was proposed. The drilling fluid system exhibits good rheological properties at 160 °C and 0 °C. The fluid loss after hot rolling at 160 °C is less than 12 mL. The linear expansion of shale core after 16 h is only 0.7%, and the rolling recovery rate at 160 °C is as high as 99.48%. Luminescent bacteria EC 50 is 2.0 × 10 5 mg/L, which means it is non-toxic and environmentally friendly. And drilling fluid conforms to the power law flow model. Therefore, the drilling fluids proposed in this paper can meet the requirements of deep sea drilling in terms of rheological properties and filtration loss properties at 0–160 °C, and can seal shale pores and inhibit shale hydration through the ionic cross-linking PADC. This research offers insights into the utilization of cellulose in well drilling processes and provides references for designing deep sea drilling fluids.
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材料科学
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石油工程
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环境科学
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CHEMICAL GEOLOGY
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2022
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IF 4.685
Jianlin Liao,Jieyun Chen,Xiaoming Sun,Zhongwei Wu,Yinan Deng,Xuefa Shi,Yanjingyu Wang,Yuxi Chen,Andrea Koschinsky
Recent studies suggest that pelagic sediments can enrich rare-earth elements (REE) acting as a significant reservoir for the global REE budget as well as a potential resource for future exploitation. Although Ca-phosphate (e.g., bioapatite fossils) and Fe-Mn (oxyhydr)oxides (e.g., micronodule) have been considered important REE carriers in deep-sea sediments, the proportion of REE held by each mineral phase remains enigmatic. Here, we have investigated the sediments from two promising REE-rich prospective areas: the Tiki Basin in the Southeast Pacific (TKB) and the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB). The mineral grains including bioapatite fossils and Fe-Mn micronodules have been inspected individually by in-situ microscale analytical methods. Correspondently, the REE bound to Ca-phosphate and Fe-Mn (oxyhydr)oxides have been sequentially extracted and quantified. The crucial role of Ca-phosphate is substantiated by sequential leaching which reveals its dominance in hosting ~69.3–89.4% of total REE. The Fe-Mn (oxyhydr)oxides carry ~8.2% to 22.0% of REE in bulk sediments, but they account for ~70.0–80.5% of Ce owing to their preferential adsorption of Ce over the other REE. Surface sediment on modern seafloor can accumulate high REE contents resulting from the REE scavenging by the host phases within the range of sediment-seawater interface. Differences between TKB and CIOB samples indicate that the REE enrichment in the deep-sea environment may be controlled by multiple factors including the productivity of overlying seawater (e.g., phosphorus flux), water depth relative to carbonate compensation depth (CCD), sedimentation rate, redox condition, and hydrothermal vent input (e.g., Fe-Mn precipitations).
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海洋地质学
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地球化学
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