| Literature DB >> 34212587 |
Zhenzong Bao1, Zhifeng Chen1, Zenghua Qi1, Guangzhao Wang2, Zongwei Cai1,3.
Abstract
To enrich data related to the interaction mechanism between microplastics and organic pollutants, in this study, 3-hydroxy-phenanthrene (3-OHP, C14H10O), a phenanthrene derivative, was selected as a representative pollutant, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) microplastics were chosen as the research objects. We investigated the adsorption behavior of 3-OHP on PVC microplastics in aqueous solutions and explored the adsorption mechanism in detail. The PVC microplastics were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The standard curves of the ultraviolet (UV) absorption spectrum of the target pollutant were obtained using a UV spectrophotometer. The fitting coefficient values of all standard curves were higher than 0.99 (R2>0.99). To ensure the accuracy of the UV absorption spectrum, the pollutant concentration gradient was set according to the absorbance (Abs) values, which were higher than 0.438. The measured concentrations were calculated using a standard curve equation. The adsorption mechanism of 3-OHP on PVC microplastics in an aqueous solution was studied by combining adsorption models (adsorption kinetics model, adsorption isotherm model, and adsorption thermodynamics model) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The results are as follows: (1) From the adsorption kinetics experiment, the pseudo-second-order kinetic model had the best fitting degree, and the fitting coefficient of adsorption kinetics was 0.998 (R2=0.998). Hence, 3-OHP adsorption on PVC microplastics may be attributed to surface adsorption and external liquid film diffusion; the equilibrium adsorption amount was 36.866 μg/g after 24 h. (2) The adsorption isotherm experiment showed that the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were more suitable for describing the adsorption mechanism of 3-OHP adsorption on PVC microplastics because of the satisfactory fitting coefficient (R 2=0.956 and 0.907), suggesting that the adsorption mode was mainly single-layer adsorption with a small amount of multilayer adsorption. The maximum adsorption amount of 3-OHP adsorption on PVC microplastics was 408 μg/g; (3) the adsorption thermodynamics results showed that the adsorption efficiency of 3-OHP adsorption on PVC microplastics decreased with increasing temperature, indicating that the adsorption of 3-OHP on PVC microplastics was a spontaneous and exothermic adsorption process; (4) the salinity experiment results showed that salinity had little effect on the adsorption efficiency of 3-OHP on PVC microplastics; (5) DFT calculations showed that PVC had a relatively low binding energy to 3-OHP. Therefore, we suggest that the main adsorption mechanism of 3-OHP on PVC microplastics may be the hydrophobic effect; weak hydrogen bonding, halogen bonding, and π-π conjugate action could also play a role in 3-OHP adsorption on PVC. These results reveal the interaction mechanism between PVC microplastics and organic chemicals, and enhance our understanding of the environmental behavior of PVC microplastics in aqueous solutions. To serve as a reference in scientific evaluations of the environmental impact of microplastics, future studies should focus on obtaining toxicological data for the microplastics.Entities:
Keywords: 3-hydroxyphenanthrene; adsorption; mechanism; polyvinyl chloride; ultraviolet spectrophotometry (UV)
Year: 2021 PMID: 34212587 PMCID: PMC9404046 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2020.09005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Se Pu ISSN: 1000-8713
图1聚氯乙烯(PVC)微塑料表征
PVC微塑料与3-OHP吸附等温线拟合参数
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| 0.956 | 3×10-4 | 0.408 | 0.907 | 0.094 | 4.89×10-4 | 211.838 | 0.826 | 0.057 | 2999 | 1.21 | 0.871 | 0.094 | 4.89×10-4 | 211.838 | ||||
qm is the maximum adsorption capacity (mg/g) of microplastics under monolayer adsorption; KL is the surface adsorption equilibrium (Langmuir) constant (L/mg); aT and bT are the Temkin isotherm constant (L/mg) and Temkin constant (J/mol) related to adsorption heat; β is the Dubinin-Radushkevich model constant (mol2/J2) related to adsorption energy; ε is the Polanyi potential.
图2PVC微塑料与3-OHP的吸附动力学
PVC微塑料与3-OHP的吸附动力学拟合参数
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| Pseudo-first order | 36.866 | 0.917 | 1.436 g/(mg·min) | 34.336 | |
| Pseudo-second order | 36.866 | 0.998 | 0.0279 g/(mg·min) | 37.764 | |
| Intra-particle diffusion | 0.791 | 2.140 mg/(g·min0.5) | |||
| Liquid film diffusion | 0.602 | - |
qe,exp: experimental equilibrium adsorption quantity; qe,cal: calculated equilibrium adsorption quantity; k: pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, and intra-particle diffusion equilibrium rate constants, respectively.
图3PVC微塑料与3-OHP的吸附热力学(n=3)
PVC微塑料与3-OHP吸附热力学拟合参数
| ln | Δ | Δ | Δ | |||||
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| 25 ℃ | 35 ℃ | 45 ℃ | 25 ℃ | 35 ℃ | 45 ℃ | |||
| 4.389 | 4.426 | 4.611 | -10.875 | -11.334 | -12.192 | -10.15 | -0.65831 | |
kc: equilibrium constant.
图4PVC微塑料与3-OHP的吸附机理图
PVC微塑料与3-OHP的理论计算参数
| Molecule | Total DFT energy | Binding energy |
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| PVC | -165.692 | |
| 3-OHP | -170.417 | |
| PVC+3-OHP | -336.584 | -0.475 |