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Transport and retention of microplastics in saturated porous media with peanut shell biochar (PSB) and MgO-PSB amendment: Co-effects of cations and humic acid

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Xiaoxia Wang, Xiaoxia Wang, Xiaoxia Wang, Xiaoxia Wang, Xiaoxia Wang, Yinzhu Diao, Feihong Liu, Xiaoxia Wang, Yinzhu Diao, Yitong Dan, Yitong Dan, Yitong Dan, Yitong Dan, Yinzhu Diao, Yinzhu Diao, Yinzhu Diao, Yinzhu Diao, Huan Wang Yinzhu Diao, Yinzhu Diao, Yinzhu Diao, Yinzhu Diao, Feihong Liu, Xiaoxia Wang, Feihong Liu, Feihong Liu, Feihong Liu, Huan Wang Xiaoxia Wang, Xiaoxia Wang, Huan Wang Huan Wang Huan Wang Wenjing Sang, Wenjing Sang, Wenjing Sang, Wenjing Sang, Wenjing Sang, Wenjing Sang, Wenjing Sang, Wenjing Sang, Feihong Liu, Xiaoxia Wang, Huan Wang

Summary

Researchers investigated how humic acid and monovalent and divalent cations (sodium and calcium) interact to control microplastic transport through biochar-amended porous media, finding that MgO-modified peanut shell biochar retained 75.5% of incoming microplastics versus 34.2% for unamended sand. Calcium ions dominated over humic acid at higher ionic strength, while in sodium solutions humic acid was the primary control on transport.

Biochar particles are extensively used in soil remediation and interact with microplastics (MPs), especially metal oxide-modified biochar may have stronger interactions with MPs. The mechanism of interactions between humic acid (HA) and different valence cations is different and the co-effect on the transport of MPs is not clear. In this study, the co-effects of HA and cations (Na, Ca) on the transport and retention of MPs in saturated porous media with peanut shell biochar (PSB) and MgO-modified PSB (MgO-PSB) were systematically investigated. Breakthrough curves (BTCs) of MPs were fitted by the two-site kinetic retention model for analysis. In the absence of HA, the addition of PSB and MgO-PSB significantly hindered the transport of MPs in saturated porous media, and the retention of MPs increased from 34.2% to 59.1% and 75.5%, respectively. In Na solutions, the HA concentration played a dominant role in controlling MPs transport, compared to the minor role of Na. The transport capacity of MPs always increased gradually with the increase of HA concentration. Whereas, in Ca solutions, Ca concentrations had a stronger effect than HA. The transport ability of MPs was instead greater than that in Na solutions as the HA concentration increased at low ionic strength (1 mM). However, the transport capacity of MPs was significantly reduced with increasing HA concentrations at higher ionic strength (10, 100 mM). The two-site kinetic retention model indicated that chemical attachment and physical straining are the main mechanisms of MPs retention in the saturated porous media.

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