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Insights into the characteristics, adsorption and desorption behaviors of microplastics aged with or without fulvic acid
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Researchers investigated how fulvic acid, a key component of dissolved organic matter, influences the aging, adsorption, and desorption behavior of microplastics under UV radiation, finding that water environmental factors significantly alter the surface properties and contaminant-binding capacity of aged microplastics.
Many aging experiments on microplastics (MPs) have been carried out using UV radiation or strong oxidants. Little attention has been paid to the role of water environmental factors such as dissolved organic matter (DOM). In this study, the role of fulvic acid (FA), the main component of DOM, in the UV-aging process of MPs was explored. MPs aged under UV, and UV along with 0.5 mg/L and 2 mg/L FA, were selected as subjects. The results showed that (1) FA accelerated the aging process of polyethylene (PE). PE aged with FA had a larger specific area (S), with more holes and cracks on the surface. (2) FA enhanced the adsorption capacity of PE. The TC adsorption quantities of 0, 0.5, and 2 mg/L FA-aged PE were 1.100, 1.447, and 1.812 mg/L, respectively. (3) The quantity of TC desorbed by PE increased, whereas the desorption rate decreased as the FA concentration increased. The desorption rates of TC at 0, 0.5, and 2 mg/L FA-aged PE were 25.16%, 22.05%, and 19.52% in water, and 72.10%, 70.36%, and 59.51% in simulated intestinal fluid. This study explored the role of FA in the aging process of MPs. Moreover, research on the aging mechanism of MPs is enriched.
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