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Title: | Isotope Effects in the Chemical and Bacterial Reduction of Sulphur Compounds |
Authors: | Harrison, Alexander |
Advisor: | Thode, H. G. |
Department: | Chemistry |
Keywords: | isotope effect;chemical reduction;bacterial reduction;sulphur compounds |
Publication Date: | Oct-1956 |
Abstract: | Equilibrium exchange constants were calculated for exchange of sulphite with other sulphur compounds. The equilibrium constant for sulphur Isotope exchange between sulphate in solution and solid calcium sulphate was calculated and measured experimentally. In the chemical reduction of sulphate to sulphide S^32O-4 reacted 2.5% faster than S340-4 , in agreement with the calculated kinetic isotope effect for the step sulphate to sulphite. The isotope effect in the reduction of sulphate by Desulphovibrio desulphuricans was found to vary from 0.0 to 2.5% The results were interpreted on the basis of a mechanism involving two consecutive steps, pick-up of sulphate and reduction of sulphate to sul-phite, competing for control of the rate. The isotope effect in bacterial reduction of sulphite was studied briefly. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26412 |
Appears in Collections: | Digitized Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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