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Combined Effects of Polyamide Microplastics and Hydrochemical Factors on the Transport of Bisphenol A in Groundwater
Summary
Researchers investigated how polyamide microplastics affect the transport of bisphenol A (BPA) through groundwater, finding that higher microplastic content reduced BPA mobility, while calcium ions significantly inhibited transport and high pH increased BPA recovery.
Polyamide (PA) and bisphenol A (BPA) are selected as typical microplastic and endocrine-disrupting chemicals in this study. The adsorption of BPA on the surface of PA and the effect of PA on the transport behavior of BPA in groundwater are systematically investigated using a combination of batch experiments, column experiments and numerical models. The results of scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) show that the surface of PA particles is changed significantly after adsorption of BPA. The isothermal adsorption process of BPA can be simulated by the Langmuir model and the Freundlich model. Kinetic adsorption, on the other hand, can be fitted by a quasi-first-order adsorption model, and the adsorption results indicate that the maximum adsorption of BPA on PA reaches 13 mg·g−1. The results of the column experiments suggest that the mass recovery rate of BPA decreases with PA content, and increases with flow velocity, while initial concentration has no apparent influence on BPA transport. In addition, due to the hydrolysis of BPA, the mass recovery rate of BPA does not change with pH under conditions of pH < 10.2 and increases substantially to 94% when pH > 10.2. Moreover, Ca2+ has a significant inhibitory effect on the transport of BPA, while Na+ has no apparent influence on the transport of BPA. The transport process of BPA in porous media is simulated using a single-point kinetic model, and the fitted mathematical relationships for the variation of kinetic parameters with environmental factors are obtained by regression analysis.
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