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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 PublicationScience of The Total Environment
ISSN0048-9697
Volume848Pages: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.

KeywordMicroplastics Mercury Sulfur Anaerobic Aging Adsorption
DOI10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157802
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Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaEnvironmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS SubjectEnvironmental Sciences
WOS IDWOS:000865990100019
PublisherElsevier
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85135837627
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Science and Technology
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Corresponding AuthorZhang, Tong; Zhang, Ping
Affiliation1.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 AffilicationFaculty of Science and Technology
Corresponding Author AffilicationFaculty of Science and Technology
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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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