微塑料在水环境污染中的聚集动力学:电解质、pH 值和天然有机物的复杂作用。

Aggregation kinetics of microplastics in aquatic environment: Complex roles of electrolytes, pH, and natural organic matter.

机构信息

School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, Guangzhou, 510275, China.

Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.

出版信息

Environ Pollut. 2018 Jun;237:126-132. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.042. Epub 2018 Feb 23.

Abstract

Microplastics are an emerging contaminants of concern in aquatic environments. The aggregation behaviors of microplastics governing their fate and ecological risks in aquatic environments is in need of evaluation. In this study, the aggregation behavior of polystyrene microspheres (micro-PS) in aquatic environments was systematically investigated over a range of monovalent and divalent electrolytes with and without natural organic matter (i.e., Suwannee River humic acid (HA)), at pH 6.0, respectively. The zeta potentials and hydrodynamic diameters of micro-PS were measured and the subsequent aggregation kinetics and attachment efficiencies (α) were calculated. The aggregation kinetics of micro-PS exhibited reaction- and diffusion-limited regimes in the presence of monovalent or divalent electrolytes with distinct critical coagulation concentration (CCC) values, followed the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory. The CCC values of micro-PS were14.9, 13.7, 14.8, 2.95 and 3.20 mM for NaCl, NaNO, KNO, CaCl and BaCl, respectively. As expected, divalent electrolytes (i.e., CaCl and BaCl) had stronger influence on the aggregation behaviors of micro-PS as compared to monovalent electrolytes (i.e., NaCl, NaNO and KNO). HA enhanced micro-PS stability and shifted the CCC values to higher electrolyte concentrations for all types of electrolytes. The CCC values of micro-PS were lower than reported carbonaceous nanoparticles CCC values. The CCC[Ca]/CCC [Na] ratios in the absence and presence of HA at pH 6.0 were proportional to Z and Z, respectively. These ratios were in accordance with the theoretical Schulze-Hardy rule, which considers that the CCC is proportional to z-z. These results indicate that the stability of micro-PS in the natural aquatic environment and the possibility of significant aqueous transport of micro-PS.

摘要

微塑料是水生环境中一种新兴的关注污染物。需要评估微塑料的聚集行为,以了解其在水生环境中的归宿和生态风险。在这项研究中,分别在 pH 值为 6.0 的情况下,在有无天然有机物(即苏万尼河腐殖酸 (HA))的条件下,研究了一系列单价和二价电解质中聚苯乙烯微球(微 PS)的聚集行为。测量了微 PS 的动电电位和水动力直径,并计算了随后的聚集动力学和附着效率(α)。在存在单价或二价电解质的情况下,微 PS 的聚集动力学表现出反应和扩散限制阶段,具有明显的临界聚沉浓度(CCC)值,符合德加古林-朗道-弗洛维(DLVO)理论。微 PS 的 CCC 值分别为 14.9、13.7、14.8、2.95 和 3.20mM,用于 NaCl、NaNO、KNO、CaCl 和 BaCl。正如预期的那样,与单价电解质(即 NaCl、NaNO 和 KNO)相比,二价电解质(即 CaCl 和 BaCl)对微 PS 的聚集行为有更强的影响。HA 增强了微 PS 的稳定性,并将 CCC 值转移到所有类型电解质的更高电解质浓度。微 PS 的 CCC 值低于报道的碳质纳米颗粒的 CCC 值。在 pH 值为 6.0 时,不存在和存在 HA 的情况下,微 PS 的 CCC[Ca]/CCC[Na] 比值与 Z 和 Z 成正比。这些比值符合 Schulze-Hardy 理论规则,该规则认为 CCC 与 z-z 成正比。这些结果表明,微 PS 在自然水生环境中的稳定性以及微 PS 可能在水中大量迁移的可能性。

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