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Studies on competitive adsorption characteristics of bisphenol A and 17α-ethinylestradiol on thermoplastic polyurethane by site energy distribution theory
Summary
This study examined how two common endocrine-disrupting chemicals — bisphenol A (BPA) and the synthetic hormone 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) — adsorb onto thermoplastic polyurethane microplastics in both single and mixed solutions, finding that BPA and EE2 compete for adsorption sites in ways that alter each compound's uptake. The findings matter because microplastics act as carriers for hazardous chemicals, and understanding competitive adsorption helps predict how contaminated plastics transport hormone-disrupting pollutants through aquatic environments.
Compound pollution of microplastics and estrogens is a growing ecotoxicological problem in aquatic environments. The adsorption isothermal properties of bisphenol A (BPA) and 17α-ethinyl estradiol (EE2) on polyamide (TPU) in monosolute and bisolute systems were studied. Under the same adsorption concentration (1-4 mg L), EE2 had a greater adsorption capacity than BPA in the monsolute system. Compared to the energy distribution features of the adsorption sites of EE2 and BPA, the BPA adsorption sites were located in the higher energy area and were more evenly distributed than those of EE2, while the quantity of BPA adsorption sites was less than that of EE2. In the bisolute system, the average site energy, site energy inhomogeneity, and adsorption site numbers of BPA increased by 1.674, -17.166, and 16.793%, respectively. In comparison, the average site energy, site energy inhomogeneity, and adsorption sites numbers of EE2 increased by 2.267, 4.416, and 8.585%, respectively. The results showed that BPA and EE2 had a cooperative effect on the competitive adsorption of TPU. XPS analysis showed that BPA and EE2 had electron transfer on TPU, although the chemisorption effects and hydrogen bonds between BPA and TPU were more significant. Comparing the changes in the relative functional group content of TPU in monosolute and bisolute systems, BPA and EE2 were synergistically absorbed on TPU. This study can provide a theoretical reference for the study of competitive adsorption between coexisting organic pollutants.
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