Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 250, Issue -, Pages 737-745Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.091
Keywords
Microplastics; Sr2+; Sorption; Film-pore mass transfer; Kinetic model
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- National Key Research and Development Program [2016YFC1402507]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT-13026]
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In this paper, the equilibrium and mass transfer kinetics of Sr2+ sorption onto 3 types of microplastics, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) were investigated. A novel film-pore mass transfer (FPMT) model was developed and used to study the sorption kinetics and mechanisms. This model can be used to describe the external mass transfer (EMT) and the internal mass transfer (IMT) processes and to calculate the diffusion rate. The FPMT model could successfully predict the kinetics data of Sr2+ sorption onto microplastics. The maximum value of the EMT rate achieved at the beginning of sorption was 103 mu g g(-1).h(-1) for PET, 247 mu g g(-1).h(-l) for PE, and 854 mu g g(-1).h(-1)( )for PVC, and then it decreased dramatically with time. The IMT rate was far less than the EMT rate, and decreased slowly with time. The overall sorption rate of Sr2+ onto microplastics was controlled by the external mass transfer step. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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