聚苯乙烯微塑料对铜和四环素复合污染物的吸附作用及机理

Adsorption of Combined Pollution of Copper Ions and Tetracycline onto Polystyrene Microplastics and its Mechanism

  • 摘要: 微塑料(microplastics,MPs)指直径小于5 mm的塑料颗粒,其在水体中可通过吸附作用负载污染物形成复合污染,威胁水生态健康。目前,尚缺乏微塑料对重金属和有机物复合污染物的吸附作用研究。以聚苯乙烯微塑料(PS-MPs)为目标微塑料,通过PS-MPs对Cu(Ⅱ) 和四环素(TC)的吸附实验,研究了PS-MPs在单一污染体系和复合污染体系中对Cu(Ⅱ) 和TC的吸附行为,并探讨了相关吸附机理。结果表明:与单一污染体系相比,复合污染体系中PS-MPs对水中Cu(II)的饱和吸附量降低,对TC的饱和吸附量增加。复合污染体系中,TC与Cu(II)相互作用形成络合物TC-Cu,有利于PS-MPs对TC的吸附;Cu(II)和TC亦可借助桥接作用实现相互间的协同吸附;Cu(II)和TC的共存也会引起相互之间的竞争,对吸附作用产生影响。PS-MPs对水中Cu(II)和TC的吸附用准二级动力学模型描述更为适宜,吸附过程包括边界层扩散和内扩散,边界层扩散速率大于内扩散。在单一体系中,Langmuir 模型适合描述Cu(II)和TC在Ps-MPs上的吸附,而复合体系中用Freundlich 模型适合。在水体中,pH对Cu(Ⅱ) 和TC在PS-MPs上的吸附行为有显著影响,盐度没有明显影响;溶解性有机质(DOM)对Cu(II)在PS-MPs上的吸附没有明显影响,但在复合体系下对TC在PS-MPs上饱和吸附量有显著影响,随着DOM浓度的升高,饱和吸附量明显降低(p<0.05)。研究结果将有助于为探究微塑料对共存污染物的影响和其潜在的生态风险提供理论依据。

     

    Abstract: Microplastics (MPs) refer to plastic particles with the diameter less than 5 mm, which can form combined pollution through adsorption and loading pollutants in water, threatening water ecological health. At present, there is a lack of research on the adsorption of microplastics to heavy metal and organic compound pollutants. Polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) were used as the target microplastics, PS-MPs adsorption to combined pollution of Cu(II) and tetracycline (TC) in a single and combined system, and the related adsorption mechanism was discussed. The results showed that compared with the single pollution system, the saturated adsorption capacity of Cu(II) in water by PS-MPs in the combined system was reduced, while the saturated adsorption capacity of TC in water by PS-MPs in the combined system was increased. In the combined system, TC interacts with Cu(II) to form a complex TC-Cu, which is conducive to the adsorption of TC by PS-MPs. Cu(II) and TC could also achieve synergistic adsorption with the help of bridging. However, the coexistence of Cu(II) and TC also cause competition between each other and affect the adsorption. The adsorption of Cu(II) and TC in water by PS-MPs is more reasonably described by the quasi-second-order kinetic model, and the adsorption process include boundary layer diffusion and internal diffusion, and the boundary layer diffusion rate is greater than that of internal diffusion. The Langmuir model is move suitable to describe the adsorption of Cu(II) and TC on Ps-MPs in a single system, while the Freundlich model is move suitable in a combined system. pH had significant effect on the adsorption behavior of Cu(Ⅱ) and TC on PS-MPs, but salinity has no obvious effect. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) had no significant effect on the saturated adsorption of Cu(II) on PS-MPs, but it had a significant effect on the saturated adsorption capacity of TC on PS-MPs in the combined system. With the increase of DOM concentration, the saturated adsorption capacity decreased significantly (p<0.05). The results could supply an implication for the investigation of the effects of microplastics on co-existing pollutants and their potential ecological risks.

     

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