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Effects of soil environmental factors and UV aging on Cu2+ adsorption on microplastics

Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2019 144 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 45 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.

Jie Yang Jie Yang Qian Sun, Jie Yang Jie Yang Long Cang, Jie Yang Long Cang, Jie Yang Qian Sun, Jie Yang Ge Dong, Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Jie Yang Jie Yang Jie Yang Ge Dong, Jie Yang Dongmei Zhou, Jie Yang Jie Yang Jie Yang Syed Tahir Ata-Ul-Karim, Dongmei Zhou, Jie Yang Jie Yang Jie Yang Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Jie Yang Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Jie Yang Qian Sun, Dongmei Zhou, Qian Sun, Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Qian Sun, Dongmei Zhou, Dongmei Zhou, Jie Yang

Summary

Laboratory experiments and modeling showed that copper adsorption onto microplastics was significantly influenced by soil environmental factors (pH, organic matter, ionic strength) and the degree of UV aging of the plastic particles. Understanding these context-dependent sorption behaviors is important for predicting how microplastics transport heavy metals in real agricultural soils.

Polymers

PA PE PET PMMA PS PVC

Microplastics (MPs) in natural environments have attracted lots of attention. Although the quantity of MPs present in terrene is much higher than that in aquatic environment, few studies have investigated the chemical behavior of MPs in terrestrial environment. This study investigate the Cu (as a model heavy metal) adsorption capacity of six kinds of MPs (polyamide-6 (PA), polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)) in batch adsorption experiments and the effects of different soil environmental factors, including pH and the presence of cations and low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs), as well as ultraviolet (UV) aging. The Cu adsorption capacities of PA and PMMA were higher than those of other MPs and their maximum equilibrium adsorption capacities (estimated by the Langmuir adsorption equation) were 323.6 μg/g ± 38.2 and 41.03 ± 1.78 μg/g, respectively. The Cu adsorption on MPs was affected by pH, and the greatest amount of Cu adsorbed on PA and PMMA was observed at pH = 6 and pH = 7, respectively. The presence of Ca or Mg inhibited Cu adsorption by MPs, due to competition for the adsorption sites. Moreover, Cu adsorption by MPs was affected by various types of LMWOAs. The Cu adsorption on PA was significantly reduced by citric acid, followed by oxalic acid, and oxalic acid was particularly evident for Cu adsorption on PMMA. UV aging (200 h) had different effect on Cu adsorption on MPs and it depends on the change of carbonyl index. Results demonstrate that soil environmental factors can change the ability of different MPs to adsorb Cu and affect the transport of pollutants as carriers.

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