Abstract
Whether polarity and molecular weight (MW) of compost-derived organic matters have significant impacts on their redox properties are far unknown. Our results showed that both the Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 reduction by S. oneidensis MR-1 were effectively facilitated by compost-derived humic acids (HAs) under anoxic condition. Among the 15 kinds of compost-derived components identified by the reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and high-performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC), the relatively hydrophilic and high MW compost-derived components presented significant associations with Fe2O3 reduction, and the hydrophobic components correlated well with Fe3O4 reduction. Quinones content and aromaticity of the compost-derived HAs presented positive correlation with Fe(III) oxides reduction. These findings demonstrated the impacts of the polarity and MW of compost-derived HAs on Fe(III) oxides reduction, further suggested that compost-derived HAs could influence the geochemical behaviors of heavy metal, organic pollutants and nutrient elements in natural environment by facilitating the reduction of Fe(III) oxides, which were very useful for the improvement of composting technology and application of compost products.
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