Aggregation and stability of nanoscale plastics in aquatic environment

聚乙烯 DLVO理论 聚苯乙烯 材料科学 离子强度 胶体 化学 纳米尺度 聚合物 化学工程 复合材料 纳米技术 有机化学 水溶液 工程类
作者
Mehnaz Shams,Iftaykhairul Alam,Indranil Chowdhury
出处
期刊:Water Research [Elsevier BV]
卷期号:171: 115401-115401 被引量:133
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DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2019.115401
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The widespread use and release of plastics in nature have raised global concerns about their impact on public health and the environment. While much research has been conducted on macro- and micro-sized plastics, the fate of nanoscale plastics remains unexplored. In this study, the aggregation kinetics and stability of polyethylene and polystyrene nanoscale plastics were investigated over a wide range of aquatic chemistries (pH, salt types (NaCl, CaCl2, MgCl2), ionic strength) relevant to the natural environment. Results showed that salt types and ionic strength had significant effects on the stability of both polyethylene and polystyrene nanoscale plastics, while pH had none. Aggregation and stability of both polyethylene and polystyrene nanoscale plastics in the aquatic environment followed colloidal theory (DLVO theory and Schulze-Hardy rule), similar to other colloidal particles. The critical coagulation concentration (CCC) values of polyethylene nanoscale plastics were lower for CaCl2 (0.1 mM) compared to NaCl (80 mM) and MgCl2 (3 mM). Similarly, CCC values of polystyrene nanospheres were 10 mM for CaCl2, 800 mM for NaCl and 25 mM for MgCl2. It implies that CaCl2 destabilized both polyethylene and polystyrene nanoscale plastics more aggressively than NaCl and MgCl2. Moreover, polystyrene nanospheres are more stable in the aquatic environment than polyethylene nanoscale plastics. However, natural organic matter improved the stability of polyethylene nanoscale plastics in water primarily due to steric repulsion, increasing CCC values to 0.4 mM, 120 mM and 8 mM for CaCl2, NaCl and MgCl2 respectively. Stability studies with various water conditions demonstrated that polyethylene nanoscale plastics will be fairly stable in the natural surface waters. Conversely, synthetic surface water, wastewater, seawater and groundwater rapidly destabilized polyethylene nanoscale plastics. Overall, our findings indicate that significant aqueous transport of nanoscale plastics will be possible in natural surface waters.
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