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Sulfide modifies physicochemical properties and mercury adsorption of microplastics | |
Qiu, Ye1,2; Zhang, Zhanhua2; Zhang, Tong2; Zhang, Ping1 | |
2022-07 | |
Source Publication | Science of The Total Environment |
ISSN | 0048-9697 |
Volume | 848Pages:157802 |
Abstract | Microplastics (MPs) tend to accumulate and undergo a sulfur weathering process that leads to significant surface changes in sulfur-rich anaerobic environments, such as sewage and wastewater treatment plants. Aged MPs can have a profound impact on environmental behaviors of various toxic pollutants, especially heavy metals. Although previous studies have investigated the adsorption characteristics of metal ions on MPs that are aged in aerobic environments, the sorptive interactions of sulfur-aged MPs in anaerobic environments with mercury, i.e., Hg(II), are largely unknown. In this study, laboratory investigations were conducted to study the sorptive behaviors of Hg(II) by six common MPs treated anaerobically in the presence of sulfide. Adsorption isotherms show that the sulfur aging process greatly enhances the MP sorption capacity of Hg(II). The mechanisms including changes in the specific surface area, electrostatic interactions, surface precipitation, and surface functional groups are responsible for the enhanced adsorption capacities of sulfur-aged MPs. The thiol group that forms on the MP surface plays a dominant role in enhancing the MP adsorption capacity of Hg(II), which is determined by the formation of unsaturated bonds in the molecular chains of MPs. Furthermore, the pathways of surface chemical transformation of MPs during sulfur aging have been proposed. This study promotes our understanding of the potential hazard of MPs as well as the fate and transport of heavy metals in the presence of aged MPs. |
Keyword | Microplastics Mercury Sulfur Anaerobic Aging Adsorption |
DOI | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157802 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences |
WOS ID | WOS:000865990100019 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85135837627 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | Faculty of Science and Technology DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
Corresponding Author | Zhang, Tong; Zhang, Ping |
Affiliation | 1.Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau 2.College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China |
First Author Affilication | Faculty of Science and Technology |
Corresponding Author Affilication | Faculty of Science and Technology |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Qiu, Ye,Zhang, Zhanhua,Zhang, Tong,et al. Sulfide modifies physicochemical properties and mercury adsorption of microplastics[J]. Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 848, 157802. |
APA | Qiu, Ye., Zhang, Zhanhua., Zhang, Tong., & Zhang, Ping (2022). Sulfide modifies physicochemical properties and mercury adsorption of microplastics. Science of The Total Environment, 848, 157802. |
MLA | Qiu, Ye,et al."Sulfide modifies physicochemical properties and mercury adsorption of microplastics".Science of The Total Environment 848(2022):157802. |
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