Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Volume 27, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2022.102495
Keywords
Microplastics; Rhodamine B; Adsorption; Electrostatic interaction
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21878343]
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This study thoroughly investigated the interaction between Rhodamine B (RhB) and different microplastics, and found that the type of microplastics, pH, temperature, and other factors can affect the adsorption capacity. The research results contribute to assessing the potential environmental risks of RhB in aquatic environments.
Rhodamine B (RhB), widely used as a tracer and colorant, is highly toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic to humans and organisms. Microplastics (MPs) could accumulate RhB in the aquatic environment, increasing their potential environmental risks. In this study, the interaction between RhB and MPs (polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET)) were thoroughly investigated, and the effects of pH, salinity, humic acid, particle size, and temperature were explored. The adsorption capacity of RhB on MPs followed the order PVC > PS > PET. The pH significantly influenced the adsorption of RhB on MPs. The presence of Na+ and humic acid could compete with RhB for adsorption sites. High temperature promoted the adsorption of RhB on PVC but inhibited that of PS and PET. The adsorption process could be well described by the pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir model, indicating that the adsorption was monolayer chemisorption. The adsorption capacity of RhB varies with MPs depended on the specific surface area, crystallinity, glassy state, and functional groups of MPs. Electrostatic interaction was a crucial factor in the adsorption of RhB on MPs. The adsorption of RhB on PVC was affected by halogen bonding and polar interaction. PS and PET could be combined with RhB through pi-pi interaction. This study explored the adsorption characteristics of diverse MPs to RhB and provided a theoretical basis for assessing its potential environmental risks. (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.
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