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Aging characteristics of degradable and non-biodegradable microplastics and their adsorption mechanism for sulfonamides

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Lezu Shen, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Ruihan Liu, Ruihan Liu, Lezu Shen, Lezu Shen, Lezu Shen, Yingnan Liu, Yanhua Wang, Yanni Yang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Ruihan Liu, Ruihan Liu, Baoshan Xing Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Yingnan Liu, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Baoshan Xing Yanni Yang, Yanni Yang, Yingnan Liu, Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Ruihan Liu, Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Yanhua Wang, Lezu Shen, Lezu Shen, Yanni Yang, Yanni Yang, Lezu Shen, Lezu Shen, Yanhua Wang, Yanhua Wang, Baoshan Xing Yingnan Liu, Baoshan Xing Yingnan Liu, Baoshan Xing Yingnan Liu, Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Ruihan Liu, Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Yanhua Wang, Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Lezu Shen, Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Lezu Shen, Baoshan Xing Yanhua Wang, Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Yanhua Wang, Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing Baoshan Xing

Summary

Researchers investigated how aging processes affect the ability of degradable and non-biodegradable microplastics to adsorb sulfonamide antibiotics in aquatic environments. The study found that aging increased the hydrophilicity and polarity of microplastics, boosting the adsorption capacity of polylactic acid by up to 3.18 times, suggesting that weathered microplastics may pose greater ecological risks as carriers of co-existing contaminants.

Polymers

PA PLA

As emerging pollutants, microplastics (MPs) and antibiotics (ATs) became a research hotspot in recent years. To evaluate the carrier effect of degradable and non-biodegradable MPs in the aquatic environment, the adsorption behaviors of polyamide (PA) and polylactic acid (PLA) towards two sulfonamide antibiotics (SAs) were investigated. Both chemical and photo-aging were used to handle the virgin MPs. Compared with PA, PLA was aged more drastically, showing the obvious grooves, notches and folds. However, due to the higher temperature during chemical aging, the tiny KPLA (PLA aged by KSO) particles were agglomerated and the specific surface area was reduced to nearly 95 %. For PA, the oxidation of chemical aging was stronger than photo-aging. After aging, the hydrophilicity and polarity of MPs increased. In the adsorption experiments, the adsorption capacity of PA towards SAs was 1.7 times higher than that of PLA. Aging process enabled the adsorption capacity of PLA increased 1.22-3.18 times. Overall, the adsorption capacity of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) by both MPs was superior to sulfamerazine (SMR). These results would help to understand the carrier effects and potential ecological risks of MPs towards co-existing contaminants.

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