Attachment of Pseudomonas putida onto differently structured kaolinite minerals: A combined ATR-FTIR and H-1 NMR studyAttachment of Pseudomonas putida onto differently structured kaolinite minerals: A combined ATR-FTIR and H-1 NMR study Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2015-09-232011enThe attachment of Pseudomonas (P.) putida onto well (KGa-1) and poorly (KGa-2) crystallized kaolinitewas investigated in this study. Batch experiments were carried out to determine the attachment isotherms of P. putida onto both types of kaolinite particles. The attachment process of P. putida onto KGa-1 and KGa-2 wasadequately described by a Langmuir isotherm. Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance were employed to study the attachment mechanisms of P. putida. Experimental results indicated that KGa-2 presented higher affinity and attachment capacity than KGa-1. It was shown that electrostatic interactions and clay mineral structural disorders can influence the attachment capacity of clay mineral particles.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Colloids and surfaces B: Biointerfaces 842354-359 Chrysikopoulos Constantinos Χρυσικοπουλος Κωνσταντινος Georgios Papavassiliou Michael Fardis Eleni Karakosta Ioanna A. Vasiliadou Dionisios Panagiotaras Dimitris Papoulis