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Liu S, Huang J, Shi L, He W, Zhang W, Li E, Zhang C, Pang H, Tan X. Interaction of Pb(II) with microplastic-sediment complexes: Critical effect of surfactant. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 361:124815. [PMID: 39182819 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2024] [Revised: 08/22/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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In this study, the impact of surfactants on the adsorption behavior of Pb(II) onto microplastics-sediment (MPs-S) complexes was investigated. Firstly, virgin polyamide (VPA) and polyethylene (VPE) were placed in Xiangjiang River sediment for six months to conduct in-situ aging. The results indicated that the biofilm-developed polyamide (BPA) and polyethylene (BPE) formed new oxygen-containing functional groups and different biofilm species. Furthermore, the adsorption capacity of Pb(II) in sediment (S) and MPs-S complexes was in the following order: S > BPA-S > VPE-S > VPA-S > BPE-S. The addition of sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate (SDBS) promoted the adsorption of Pb(II), and the adsorption amount of Pb(II) increased with the higher concentration of SDBS, while adding cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) showed the opposite result. The adsorption process of MPs-S complexes to Pb(II) was dominated by chemical adsorption, and the interaction between MPs-S complexes and Pb(II) was multilayer adsorption involving physical and chemical adsorption when the surfactants were added. Besides, the pH exerts a significant effect on Pb(II) adsorption in different MPs-S complexes, and the highest adsorption amount occurred at pH 6. Noteworthy, CTAB promoted the adsorption ability of Pb(II) when the exogenous FA was added. The binding characteristic of sediment endogenous DOM components and Pb(II) was influenced by the addition of MPs and surfactants. Finally, it confirmed that adsorption mechanisms mainly involve electrostatic and hydrophobic interaction. This study provides a new perspective to explore the environmental behaviors of Pb(II) by MPs and sediments with the addition of surfactants, which was conducive to evaluating the ecological risks of MPs and heavy metals in aquatic environments.
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- Si Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China.
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- School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, 410114, China; Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410114, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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Zi S, Wu D, Zhang Y, Jiang X, Liu J. Insights into the controlling factors of the transport of tire wear particles in saturated porous media: The facilitative role of aging and fulvic acid. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 951:175665. [PMID: 39181254 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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The widespread distribution and potential adverse effects of tire wear particles (TWPs) on soil and groundwater quality pose a growing environmental concern. This study investigated the transport behavior of TWPs in saturated porous media and elucidated the underlying mechanisms influenced by environmental factors. Additionally, the effects of key environmental factors, such as aging, ionic strength, cation species, medium type, and natural organic matter (NOM), on the transport of TWPs were evaluated. The results showed that aging processes simulated through O3 and UV irradiation altered the physicochemical properties of TWPs, increased the mobility of TWPs at low ionic strengths. However, the high ionic strengths and the presence of Ca2+ significantly inhibited the mobility of TWPs due to enhanced aggregation. The transport mechanism of the original and aged TWPs shifted from blocking to ripening under favorable retention conditions (i.e., high ionic strengths, divalent cations, and fine sands). Interestingly, the presence of fulvic acid (FA) inhibited the ripening of the three TWPs, significantly promoting their transport through a spatial site resistance mechanism. The two-site kinetic attachment model (TSKAM), extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (XDLVO) theory, and colloid filtration theory (CFT) were applied to describe the transport behavior of the TWPs. The study provided a comprehensive understanding of the transport behavior of TWPs in groundwater environments, highlighting the environmental risks associated with their widespread distribution.
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- Shaoxin Zi
- College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Chemistry and Food Technology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Chemistry and Food Technology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Chemistry and Food Technology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA
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- College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Chemistry and Food Technology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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Lu T, Chen J, Zhang Q, Zhang M, Li Y, Qi Z. Surfactant-mediated mobility of carbon dots in saturated soil: comparison between anionic and cationic surfactants. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:37622-37633. [PMID: 36572776 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24878-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Understanding the mobility, retention, and fate of carbon dots (CDs) is critical for the risk management of this emerging carbon material. However, the influences of surfactants on CDs' transport through subsurface media are still poorly understood. Herein, column experiments were conducted to explore the different influences of an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS), and a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), on the CDs' transport in water-saturated soil. In the Na+ background electrolyte, both surfactants facilitated the transport of CDs at pH 7.0. The trend stemmed from steric hindrance, a decline in the straining effect, and competitive deposition between CDs and surfactant molecules. Additionally, SDBS increased the electrostatic repulsion of CDs and soil. Interestingly, in the divalent cation background electrolytes (i.e., Ca2+ or Cu2+), SDBS suppressed CDs' mobility, whereas CTAB had the opposite effect. The transport-inhibited effect of SDBS was mainly due to anionic surfactant ion (DBS-) precipitation with metal cations and the formation of adsorbed SDBS-Cu2+/Ca2+-CDs complexes. The enhanced effect of CTAB resulted from the CTAB coating on soil grains, which suppressed the cation bridging between CDs and soil. Furthermore, the magnitude of the SDBS promotion effect was pH-dependent. Surprisingly, CTAB could inhibit CDs' mobility at pH 9.0, owing to the binding cationic surfactant's strong hydrophobicity effect on the soil surface. Moreover, the experimental breakthrough curves of CDs were well described using a two-site transport model. Overall, the observations obtained from this study shed light on the relative mobility of CDs with different surfactants in typical groundwater conditions.
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- Taotao Lu
- College of Hydraulic Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Ecology Institute of the Shandong Academy of Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- The Testing Center of Shandong Bureau of China Metallurgical Geology Bureau, Jinan, 250014, China
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- College of Hydraulic Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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Effects of sodium dodecyl sulfate and solution chemistry on retention and transport of biogenic nano-hydroxyapatite in saturated porous media. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.130956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Peng L, Wang Y. Sediment organic carbon dominates the heteroaggregation of suspended sediment and nanoplastics in natural and surfactant-polluted aquatic environments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 440:129802. [PMID: 36007369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The aggregation of nanoplastics (NPs) and suspended sediment (SPS) is the key to the transport and environmental fate of NPs. However, the influence of SPS composition and environmental conditions on this process and its mechanisms are still unclear. In this study, the heteroaggregation of NPs and SPS of different compositions is systematically explored under natural and surfactant-polluted aquatic environments (NaCl, humic acid, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)). The results showed that sediment organic carbon (SOC) dominates the aggregation and that different kinds of SOC (comprised of both amorphous organic carbon (AOC) and black carbon (BC)) contribute vary under distinct conditions. In natural freshwater, AOC represents a larger contribution to aggregation because of its weaker electrostatic repulsion compared to that of BC. However, BC represents a larger contribution in natural seawater resulting from decreased electrostatic repulsion and more hydrogen bonding. Conversely, in surfactant-polluted aquatic environments, both AOC and BC have a high contribution owing to the bridge effect plus hydrogen bonding. Notably, minerals' contribution in aggregates remains low under all conditions. Furthermore, CTAB typically inhibits aggregation except under special conditions. The findings of this study contribute notably to a better understanding of the migration of nanoplastics in complex aquatic environments.
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- Ling Peng
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China.
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Jiang Y, Zhou S, Fei J, Qin Z, Yin X, Sun H, Sun Y. Transport of different microplastics in porous media: Effect of the adhesion of surfactants on microplastics. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 215:118262. [PMID: 35287061 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The adhesion of surfactant molecules on the microplastics surface is affected by the surface structure of the microplastics. Little is known about the mobility of different microplastics in the medium under surfactants. In order to reveal the migration of different microplastics under the action of surfactants, the study selected five kinds of microplastics (polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)) and two kinds of surfactants (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, CTAB and sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, SDBS) as the research objects. The column experiment was used to explore the transport behavior of microplastics under different concentrations of surfactants and the convection dispersion model was used to simulate. The dynamic contact angle of the surfactant solution on the microplastics was measured and the adhesion work was calculated by the Young-Dupre equation to reveal the underlying mechanism of microplastics retention in the presence of surfactants. The results showed that the transport ability of microplastics followed the order of PTFE <PMMA <PS <PE <PP, and the mobility under high concentrations of surfactants was greater than that at low concentrations, which was mainly attributed to the difference in the adhesion of the surfactant on the surface of the microplastics, which lead to differences in the migration between the microplastics. When the microplastics were close to each other, if the reaction force of the electrostatic force was greater than the adhesion force of the surfactant molecules on the surface, the surfactant molecules would be separated from the microplastics and the stability of the microplastics would decrease. In addition, the migration ability of microplastics in anionic surfactants was weaker than that of cationic surfactants, because the osmotic and elastic repulsion produced by SDBS were weaker than CTAB. The research results were of great significance for understanding the environmental behavior of microplastics affected by surfactants, and objectively evaluating the transport and fate behavior of microplastics-surfactants in the environment.
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- Yanji Jiang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling 712100, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China Tianjin, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, 300191, China
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Jiang Y, Qin Z, Fei J, Ding D, Sun H, Wang J, Yin X. Surfactant-induced adsorption of Pb(II) on the cracked structure of microplastics. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 621:91-100. [PMID: 35452932 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Surfactant molecules can change the hydrophobic nature of microplastic surfaces, thereby affecting the adsorption of heavy metals in the environment onto the microplastics. It is essential to explore the role of crack structure of microplastics in the adsorption of heavy metals, especially in the presence of surfactants. In this study, polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) were evaluated for Pb(II) adsorption and desorption mechanism in the presence of two surfactants: cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS). The experimental results were analyzed using kinetics and the isothermal model fitting and spectrogram (FTIR, XPS). This study showed that the application of surfactants could greatly enhance the Pb(II) adsorption capacities of PE and PP by promoting Pb(II) into the fissures. The Pb(II), S, and N contents did not significantly decrease at different depths in the presence of surfactants, and the Pb(II) content without surfactants decreased with an increasing depth. The adsorption behavior was consistent with the Bangham channel diffusion model and the DR model, suggesting that the adsorption process was related to the pore structure of the microplastics. Furthermore, the release of Pb(II) from desorption using high concentration of surfactant solution was less than that of low concentration, it was difficult to release heavy metals primarily because of the crack structure of the microplastics, especially when more surfactant molecules entered the pores. This work contributes to a better understanding of the adsorption mechanism of heavy metals on microplastics in the presence of surfactants, which will better control the ecological risks of microplastics.
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- Yanji Jiang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271000, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling 712100, China.
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Dai C, Shen H, Duan Y, You X, Lai X, Liu S, Zhang Y, Hon LK, Baek K, Tu Y, Zhou L, Xu D. Transport of TiO 2 and CeO 2 nanoparticles in saturated porous media in the presence of surfactants with environmentally relevant concentrations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:9306-9317. [PMID: 34505247 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16266-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nanomaterials are threatening the environment and human health, but there has been little discussion about the stability and mobility of nanoparticles (NPs) in saturated porous media at environmentally relevant concentrations of surfactants, which is a knowledge gap in exploring the fate of engineered NPs in groundwater. Therefore, the influences of the anionic surfactant (sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, SDBS), the cationic surfactant (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, CTAB), and the nonionic surfactant (Tween-80) with environmentally relevant concentrations of 0, 5, 10, and 20 mg/L on nano-TiO2 (nTiO2, negatively charged) and nano-CeO2 (nCeO2, positively charged) transport through saturated porous media were examined by column experiments. On the whole, with increasing SDBS concentration from 0 to 20 mg/L, the concentration peak of nTiO2 and nCeO2 in effluents increased by approximately 0.2 and 0.3 (dimensionless concentration, C/C0), respectively, because of enhanced stability and reduced aggregate size resulting from enhanced electrostatic and steric repulsions. By contrast, the transportability of NPs significantly decreased with increasing CTAB concentration due to the attachment of positive charges, which was opposite to the charge on the medium surface and facilitated the NP deposition. On the other hand, the addition of Tween-80 had no significant influence on the stability and mobility of nTiO2 and nCeO2. The results were also demonstrated by the colloid filtration theory (CFT) modeling and the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) interaction calculations; it might promote the assessment and remediation of NP pollution in subsurface environments.
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- Chaomeng Dai
- College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Rd., Shanghai, 200234, People's Republic of China.
- Institute of Urban Studies, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, China.
- Yangtze Delta Wetland Ecosystem National Filed Scientific Observation and Research Station, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 301 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop C1786, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People's Republic of China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Fac Engn & Green Technol, Dept Environm Engn, Univ Tunku Abdul Rahman, 31900, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia
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- Department of Environment & Energy and Soil Environment Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo, 57896, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Rd., Shanghai, 200234, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 301 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop C1786, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Rd., Shanghai, 200234, People's Republic of China
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Xi X, Wang L, Zhou T, Yin J, Sun H, Yin X, Wang N. Effects of physicochemical factors on the transport of aged polystyrene nanoparticles in saturated porous media. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 289:133239. [PMID: 34896420 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Plastic debris, particularly nanoplastics, have attracted substantial attention as an emerging pollutant of global concern. The aging process caused by UV could dramatically alter the physicochemical properties of polystyrene plastics and affect their fate and transport in the subsurface environment. We researched the effects of diverse factors, including flow rate, ionic strength (IS), and cation valence on the transport of aged polystyrene nanoparticles (PSNPs) in saturated porous media and found that their mobility was greatly enhanced by the aging process at all other experimental conditions except coexistence with Al3+. Interestingly, we found that the aged PSNPs were polymerized due to the coexistence with Al3+, which led the aged PSNPs to exhibit weaker mobility than the pristine. Zeta potential and particle size measurements, FTIR spectroscopy, and XPS were employed to characterize the PSNPs, and the results suggest that UV radiation provides O-containing functional groups for the PSNPs. The experimental results correspond well with the ADR model and the values of Smax and k closely reflect the deposition of the PSNPs in sand columns. Moreover, the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theoretical calculation accurately reflects the interaction of the pristine and aged PSNPs and quartz sand. Overall, due to the processes that PSNPs possibly undergo in the environment, their mobility may fluctuate dramatically. These findings help remedy knowledge deficiency regarding nanoplastic mobility being affected by aging processes, further underscore the critical influence of the aging process on the potential risks and environmental fates of nanoplastics.
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- Xianglong Xi
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China Tianjin, 300191, China
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Jiang Y, Yin X, Xi X, Guan D, Sun H, Wang N. Effect of surfactants on the transport of polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics in porous media. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 196:117016. [PMID: 33735622 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The transport of microplastics in porous media is attracting increasing attention. However, to date, research is limited to polystyrene microplastics. Meanwhile, surfactants can promote solid dispersion to form a stable suspension, possibly allowing microplastics to migrate when attached to a surfactant, which would increase the scope and degree of microplastic pollution, further endangering human health and the stability of the ecological environment. Therefore, in this study, the transport behavior of microplastics in porous media was explored in the presence of surfactants. Herein, polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) were evaluated while dispersed by two ionic surfactants: cationic surfactant-cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and anionic surfactant-sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS). The influence of different factors (surfactant concentration, ionic strength, pH, flow rate, and multivalent cations) on the transport of microplastics in porous media was explored via quartz sand packed-column experiments. Our experimental results show that the transport abilities of PE and PP increased with increasing surfactant concentration when the surfactant concentration was less than the critical micelle concentration (CMC). In the presence of CTAB and SDBS, physicochemical factors had different effects on the transport of microplastics mainly by controlling Zeta potential, advection diffusion and CMC. The mobility of PE and PP decreased with increasing ionic strength, cation valence and pH, and decreasing flow rate. However, the mobility of PE and PP under CTAB is much greater than that of PE and PP under SDBS, because quartz sand can absorb more CTAB molecules through electrostatic attraction to weaken the collision between microplastics and quartz sand. Further, the transport ability of PP was greater than that of PE under all conditions considered. Notably, the Extended-Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (XDLVO) theory formed by adding osmotic, elastic, and hydrophobic force could well described the migration behavior of microplastics in CTAB and SDBS well. This research highlights that surfactant has a significant impact on the transport ability of microplastics, and provides a comprehensive understanding of the migration and fate behaviors of microplastics affected by surfactants, which is necessary to prevent and reduce the environmental hazards of microplastics.
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- Yanji Jiang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China 712100
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China 712100; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling, China 712100.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China 712100
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China 712100
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China 712100; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling, China 712100
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China Tianjin, China 300191
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Mondal A, Dubey BK, Arora M, Mumford K. Porous media transport of iron nanoparticles for site remediation application: A review of lab scale column study, transport modelling and field-scale application. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:123443. [PMID: 32798796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Injection of surface modified zero valent iron nanoparticles for in situ remediation of soil, contaminated with an array of pollutants has attracted great attention due to the high reactivity of zero valent iron towards a broad range of contaminants, its cost effectiveness, minimal physical disruption and low toxicity. The effectiveness of this technology relies on the stability and mobility of injected iron nanoparticles. Hence the development of a modelling tool capable of predicting nZVI transport is indispensable. This review provides state of the art knowledge on the mobility of iron nanoparticles in porous media, mechanisms involved in subsurface retention of nZVI based on continuum models and field scale application. Special attention is given to the identification of the influential parameters controlling the transport potential of iron nanoparticles and the available numerical models for the simulation of laboratory scale transport data.
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- Abhisek Mondal
- Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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Jin R, Liu Y, Liu G, Liu L, Zhou J. Influence of chromate adsorption and reduction on transport and retention of biochar colloids in saturated porous media. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Wen C, Broholm MM, Dong J, Uthuppu B, Jakobsen MH, Fjordbøge AS. Transport of citrate and polymer coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in porous media: Effect of surface property and Darcy velocity. J Environ Sci (China) 2020; 92:235-244. [PMID: 32430126 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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With the release of nanoparticles (NPs) into the subsurface, it is imperative to better understand the fate and transport of NPs in porous media. Three types of stable AuNPs were used as model NPs to investigate the impact of surface coatings (type and coverage) and water velocity on the NP transport in a porous media (column studies). The NPs were electrostatic stabilized citrate AuNPs and sterically stabilized AuNPs with amphiphilic block co-polymer (PVA-COOH) in two particle/polymer ratios (weak vs. strong stabilization). The citrate AuNPs transport was sensitive to ionic changes in the mixing front of the plume, where destabilization occurred, and will therefore depend on the size/type of release. Blocking of deposition sites by aggregates was seen to facilitate transport, whereby a higher flow velocity (larger shadow zone) also resulted in better transport. The polymeric surface coating had great impact with steric repulsion as a main force contributing to the transport of NPs in the porous media. Sufficient polymer coating was crucial to obtain highly unfavorable attachment conditions (very low α) where the enhanced NP mobility was independent of the water velocity (comparable to solute tracer). Without sufficient steric stabilization, the transport and recovery was significantly reduced compared to the solute tracer, but increased with increasing water velocity. This highlights the importance of sufficient surface coating to achieve enhanced mobility, but also the increased risk of spreading to down-gradient receptors. For the (weakly) sterically stabilized NPs, the loss of polymer through ligand exchange with the porous media negates transport.
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- Chunyu Wen
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark; Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021. China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021. China
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- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark.
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Babakhani P. The impact of nanoparticle aggregation on their size exclusion during transport in porous media: One- and three-dimensional modelling investigations. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14071. [PMID: 31575953 PMCID: PMC6773746 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50493-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Greater particle mobility in subsurface environments due to larger size, known as size exclusion, has been responsible for colloid-facilitated transport of groundwater contaminants. Although size exclusion is not expected for primary engineered nanoparticles (NP), they can grow in size due to aggregation, thereby undergoing size exclusion. To investigate this hypothesis, an accurate population balance modelling approach and other colloid transport theories, have been incorporated into a three-dimensional transport model, MT3D-USGS. Results show that incorporating aggregation into the transport model improves the predictivity of current theoretical and empirical approaches to NP deposition in porous media. Considering an artificial size-variable acceleration factor in the model, NP breakthrough curves display an earlier arrival when aggregation is included than without. Disregarding the acceleration factor, aggregation enhances NP mobility at regions close to the injection point at a field scale and causes their retention at greater distances through alteration of their diffusivities, secondary interaction-energy minima, and settling behaviour. This results in a change of residual concentration profiles from exponential for non-aggregating dispersions to non-monotonic for aggregating dispersions. Overall, aggregation, hitherto believed to hinder the migration of NP in subsurface porous media, may under certain physicochemical conditions enhance their mobilities and deliver them to further distances.
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- Peyman Babakhani
- School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L69 3GH, UK.
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Wang D, Jin Y, Park CM, Heo J, Bai X, Aich N, Su C. Modeling the Transport of the "New-Horizon" Reduced Graphene Oxide-Metal Oxide Nanohybrids in Water-Saturated Porous Media. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:4610-4622. [PMID: 29582656 PMCID: PMC6818097 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Little is known about the fate and transport of the "new-horizon" multifunctional nanohybrids in the environment. Saturated sand-packed column experiments ( n = 66) were therefore performed to investigate the transport and retention of reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-metal oxide (Fe3O4, TiO2, and ZnO) nanohybrids under environmentally relevant conditions (mono- and divalent electrolytes and natural organic matter). Classical colloid science principles (Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory and colloid filtration theory (CFT)) and mathematical models based on the one-dimensional convection-dispersion equation were employed to describe and predict the mobility of RGO-Fe3O4, RGO-TiO2, and RGO-ZnO nanohybrids in porous media. Results indicate that the mobility of the three nanohybrids under varying experimental conditions is overall explainable by DLVO theory and CFT. Numerical simulations suggest that the one-site kinetic retention model (OSKRM) considering both time- and depth-dependent retention accurately approximated the breakthrough curves (BTCs) and retention profiles (RPs) of the nanohybrids concurrently; whereas, others (e.g., two-site retention model) failed to capture the BTCs and/or RPs. This is primarily because blocking BTCs and exponential/hyperexponential/uniform RPs occurred, which is within the framework of OSKRM featuring time- (for kinetic Langmuirian blocking) and depth-dependent (for exponential/hyperexponential/uniform) retention kinetics. Employing fitted parameters (maximum solid-phase retention capacity: Smax = 0.0406-3.06 cm3/g; and first-order attachment rate coefficient: ka = 0.133-20.6 min-1) extracted from the OSKRM and environmentally representative physical variables (flow velocity (0.00441-4.41 cm/min), porosity (0.24-0.54), and grain size (210-810 μm)) as initial input conditions, the long-distance transport scenarios (in 500 cm long sand columns) of the three nanohybrids were predicted via forward simulation. Our findings address the existing knowledge gap regarding the impact of physicochemical factors on the transport of the next-generation, multifunctional RGO-metal oxide nanohybrids in the subsurface.
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- Dengjun Wang
- National Research Council, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, Oklahoma 74820, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Army Academy, Young-Cheon, Gyeongbuk 38900, South Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- Groundwater, Watershed, and Ecosystem Restoration Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, Oklahoma 74820, United States
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Yang W, Wang Y, Shang J, Liu K, Sharma P, Liu J, Li B. Antagonistic effect of humic acid and naphthalene on biochar colloid transport in saturated porous media. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 189:556-564. [PMID: 28963973 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.09.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Biochar is a carbon-enriched material derived from organic material pyrolysis under no/limited oxygen, which is widely used for soil amendment, carbon sequestration, and contaminated soil remediation. This study aims to explore the interplay effect of humic acid (HA) and naphthalene on transport of biochar colloid (BC) in saturated porous media. A series of column experiments were conducted to study BC mobility at different concentrations of HA (0, 10, and 20 mg L-1) and naphthalene (0, 0.1, and 0.2 mg L-1). The results showed that increasing HA concentration promoted BCs mobility in porous media by increasing the electrostatic and steric interaction between BCs and collectors. However, the presence of naphthalene reduced the mobility of BCs with naphthalene increasing from 0 to 0.2 mg L-1, because the nonpolar naphthalene adsorbed onto the biochar surface and shielded the negative charge of BCs. The maximum breakthrough C/C0 of BCs was increased from 0.7 to 0.8 with increasing HA concentration from 0 to 20 mg L-1 in the presence of 0.1 mg L-1 naphthalene. This meant that HA still played the role to increase the electrostatic repulsion between BCs with HA and collectors when naphthalene was adsorbed on BCs. BCs breakthrough curves were well described by the two-site kinetic retention model including one reversible retention site and another irreversible retention site. The antagonistic effects of naphthalene and HA on BC transport suggested that the mobility of colloidal biochar particles in naphthalene-polluted soil was dependent on the coupled effects of naphthalene and natural organic matter.
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- Wen Yang
- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- Department of Grassland Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment Studies, Nalanda University, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar, India
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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Chen M, Wang D, Yang F, Xu X, Xu N, Cao X. Transport and retention of biochar nanoparticles in a paddy soil under environmentally-relevant solution chemistry conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 230:540-549. [PMID: 28709053 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.06.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Land application of biochar has been increasingly recommended as a powerful strategy for carbon sequestration and soil remediation. However, the biochar particles, especially those in the nanoscale range, may migrate or carry the inherent contaminants along the soil profile, posing a potential risk to the groundwater. This study investigated the transport and retention of wood chip-derived biochar nanoparticles (NPs) in water-saturated columns packed with a paddy soil. The environmentally-relevant soil solution chemistry including ionic strength (0.10-50 mM), electrolyte type (NaCl and CaCl2), and natural organic matter (0-10 mg L-1 humic acid) were tested to elucidate their effects on the biochar NPs transport. Higher mobility of biochar NPs was observed in the soil at lower ionic strengths, with CaCl2 electrolyte being more effective than NaCl in decreasing biochar NPs transport. The retained biochar NPs in NaCl was re-entrained (∼57.7%) upon lowering transient pore-water ionic strength, indicating that biochar NPs were reversibly retained in the secondary minimum. In contrast, negligible re-entrainment of biochar NPs occurred in CaCl2 due to the primary minimum and/or particle aggregation. Humic acid increased the mobility of biochar NPs, likely due to enhanced electrosteric repulsive interactions. The transport behaviors of biochar NPs can be well interpreted by a two-site kinetic retention model that assumes reversible retention for one site, and irreversible retention for the other site. Our findings indicated that the transport of wood chip biochar NPs is significant in the paddy soil, highlighting the importance of understanding the mobility of biochar NPs in natural soils for accurately assessing their environmental impacts.
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- Ming Chen
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA; National Research Council Resident Research Associate, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, OK 74820, USA
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials, School of Chemistry Biology and Material Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Babakhani P, Bridge J, Doong RA, Phenrat T. Continuum-based models and concepts for the transport of nanoparticles in saturated porous media: A state-of-the-science review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2017. [PMID: 28641812 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Environmental applications of nanoparticles (NP) increasingly result in widespread NP distribution within porous media where they are subject to various concurrent transport mechanisms including irreversible deposition, attachment/detachment (equilibrium or kinetic), agglomeration, physical straining, site-blocking, ripening, and size exclusion. Fundamental research in NP transport is typically conducted at small scale, and theoretical mechanistic modeling of particle transport in porous media faces challenges when considering the simultaneous effects of transport mechanisms. Continuum modeling approaches, in contrast, are scalable across various scales ranging from column experiments to aquifer. They have also been able to successfully describe the simultaneous occurrence of various transport mechanisms of NP in porous media such as blocking/straining or agglomeration/deposition/detachment. However, the diversity of model equations developed by different authors and the lack of effective approaches for their validation present obstacles to the successful robust application of these models for describing or predicting NP transport phenomena. This review aims to describe consistently all the important NP transport mechanisms along with their representative mathematical continuum models as found in the current scientific literature. Detailed characterizations of each transport phenomenon in regards to their manifestation in the column experiment outcomes, i.e., breakthrough curve (BTC) and residual concentration profile (RCP), are presented to facilitate future interpretations of BTCs and RCPs. The review highlights two NP transport mechanisms, agglomeration and size exclusion, which are potentially of great importance in controlling the fate and transport of NP in the subsurface media yet have been widely neglected in many existing modeling studies. A critical limitation of the continuum modeling approach is the number of parameters used upon application to larger scales and when a series of transport mechanisms are involved. We investigate the use of simplifying assumptions, such as the equilibrium assumption, in modeling the attachment/detachment mechanisms within a continuum modelling framework. While acknowledging criticisms about the use of this assumption for NP deposition on a mechanistic (process) basis, we found that its use as a description of dynamic deposition behavior in a continuum model yields broadly similar results to those arising from a kinetic model. Furthermore, we show that in two dimensional (2-D) continuum models the modeling efficiency based on the Akaike information criterion (AIC) is enhanced for equilibrium vs kinetic with no significant reduction in model performance. This is because fewer parameters are needed for the equilibrium model compared to the kinetic model. Two major transport regimes are identified in the transport of NP within porous media. The first regime is characterized by higher particle-surface attachment affinity than particle-particle attachment affinity, and operative transport mechanisms of physicochemical filtration, blocking, and physical retention. The second regime is characterized by the domination of particle-particle attachment tendency over particle-surface affinity. In this regime although physicochemical filtration as well as straining may still be operative, ripening is predominant together with agglomeration and further subsequent retention. In both regimes careful assessment of NP fate and transport is necessary since certain combinations of concurrent transport phenomena leading to large migration distances are possible in either case.
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Wang M, Gao B, Tang D. Review of key factors controlling engineered nanoparticle transport in porous media. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 318:233-246. [PMID: 27427890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.06.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Nanotechnology, an emerging technology, has witnessed rapid development in production and application. Engineered nanomaterials revolutionize the industry due to their unique structure and superior performance. The release of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) into the environment, however, may pose risks to the environment and public health. To advance current understanding of environmental behaviors of ENPs, this work provides an introductory overview of ENP fate and transport in porous media. It systematically reviews the key factors controlling their fate and transport in porous media. It first provides a brief overview of common ENPs in the environment and their sources. The key factors that govern ENP transport in porous media are then categorized into three groups: (1) nature of ENPs affecting their transport in porous media, (2) nature of porous media affecting ENP transport, and (3) nature of flow affecting ENP transport in porous media. In each group, findings in recent literature on the specific governing factors of ENP transport in porous media are discussed in details. Finally, this work concludes with remarks on the importance of ENP transport in porous media and directions for future research.
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- Mei Wang
- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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Yang X, Yin Z, Chen F, Hu J, Yang Y. Organic matter induced mobilization of polymer-coated silver nanoparticles from water-saturated sand. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 529:182-190. [PMID: 26011614 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Mobilization of polymer-coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by anionic surfactant (sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate: SDBS), amino acid derivative (N-acetylcysteine: NAC), and chelate (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid: EDTA) in water-saturated sand medium was explored based on carefully designed column tests. Exposure experiments monitoring the size evolution of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) coated AgNPs in organic solutions confirm the capacity of SDBS, NAC and EDTA to partly displace PVP. Single Pulse Column Experiment (SPCE) results show both the PVP polymer and the silver core controlled AgNP deposition while the effect of the PVP was dominant. Results of Co-injected Pulse Column Experiments (CPCEs) where AgNP and SDBS or NAC were co-injected into the column following a very short mixing (<1 s) disprove our hypothesis that coating-alternation by particle associated organic would mobilize irreversibly deposited particles from the uncoated sand, while surface charge modification by adsorbed NAC was identified as a potential mobilizing mechanism for AgNP from the iron-oxide-coated sand. Triple Pulse Column Experiment (TPCE) results confirm that such a charging effect of the adsorbed organic molecules may enable SDBS and NAC to mobilize AgNPs from the iron-oxide-coated sands. TPCE results with five distinct levels of SDBS indicate that concentration-stimulated change in the SDBS format from an individual to a micelle significantly increased the mobilizing efficiency and site blockage of SDBS. Although being an electrolyte, EDTA did not mobilize AgNPs, as the case with SDBS or NAC, as it dissolved the iron oxides which in turn prevented EDTA adsorption on sand. The findings have implications for better understanding the behavior of polymer-coated nanoparticles in organic-presented groundwater systems, i.e., detachment-associated uncertainty in exposure prediction of the nanomaterials.
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- Xinyao Yang
- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Eco-restoration of Contaminated Environment, Shenyang University, No. 21, South Wanghua Street, Shenyang 110044, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 211, Huiming Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 211, Huiming Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 211, Huiming Road, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Eco-restoration of Contaminated Environment, Shenyang University, No. 21, South Wanghua Street, Shenyang 110044, China
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Wang D, Jin Y, Jaisi DP. Effect of Size-Selective Retention on the Cotransport of Hydroxyapatite and Goethite Nanoparticles in Saturated Porous Media. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:8461-70. [PMID: 26084013 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Attributable to their nanoscale size and slow phosphorus (P) release kinetics, hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HANPs) are increasingly advocated as a promising P nanofertilizer. Additionally, HANPs have been extensively used to remediate soils, groundwater, and nuclear wastewaters contaminated with metals and radionuclides. Increasing application of HANPs for agronomic and environmental advantages will expedite their dissemination in subsurface environments. Because the biogeochemical cycling of P is intimately coupled with iron, it is anticipated that HANPs and released P from HANPs interact with iron oxides, particularly naturally occurring goethite nanoparticles (GNPs) because of their nanoscale size and high reactivity toward P. Here, we investigated the cotransport and retention of HANPs and GNPs in water-saturated sand columns under environmentally relevant transport conditions (pH and natural organic matter type and concentration). Our results indicated that the "size-selective retention", i.e., preferential retention of larger particles near the column inlet and elution of smaller particles occurred during cotransport of HANPs and GNPs, and the cotransport of both NPs is highly sensitive to solution chemistry that determines NPs dissolution, homo- and heteroaggregation, and co- and competitive-retention. These findings have important insights into application of HANPs as a promising P nanofertilizer and an in situ amendment for contaminated site remediation.
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- Dengjun Wang
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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