Mineralization

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Mineralization , also called mineral formation, describes in biology and geology the conversion of substances into inorganic substances. In biology, the starting materials are restricted to organic substances.

In biology and medicine , mineralization refers to the breakdown of complex organic compounds into low-molecular, inorganic substances by microorganisms , e.g. For example, tooth decay is such a process. On the other hand, it describes the gradual storage of these inorganic substances, usually in an organic matrix. Bones are created in this way, as do teeth, see e.g. B. Retzius strips .

In geology and chemistry, mineralization or mineralization is generally understood to be the transformation into solid, inorganic substances, for example impregnation is mineralization from inorganic solutions. The mineralization of water pollutants or CO 2 mineralization are also part of this.

In geology and chemistry - in connection with soil science - "mineralization", but more often " mineralization ", refers to the release of inorganic compounds ("minerals") from organic matter.

literature

  • Patricia M. Dove: Biomineralization. Mineralogical Soc. of America, Washington 2003, ISBN 0-939950-66-9
  • J. Reitner: Organomineralization. Pp. 197–210 in: Extremophile microorganisms in failed habitats. VCH, Weinheim 1994, ISBN 3-527-30026-0

Web links

  • Mineralization , compact lexicon of biology, spectrum of science, accessed 2014. Mineralization, mineralization

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on mineralization in Flexikon , a Wiki of the DocCheck company , accessed on November 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Degradation or mineralization of water pollutants ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Faculty 4> Research> Research Profile> Photocatalytic Ozonation, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, accessed 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tu-cottbus.de
  3. ↑ The use of CO 2 and alkalis for the treatment of sulfur-sour opencast lakes , Christian Koch u. a., approx. 2007, accessed 2014
  4. ↑ How carbon dioxide becomes stone , Andrea Kucera, Neue Zürcher Zeitung , February 5, 2010