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CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 89, Issue 8, Pages 1009-1014Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.071
Keywords
PFOS; PFOA; Boehmite; Electrostatic interaction; Ligand exchange
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- Research Grants Council of Hong Kong [HKU 716809E, HKU 716310E, SEG_HKU10]
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Understanding the interaction of perfluorochemicals, persistent pollutants with known human health effects, with mineral compounds in surface water and groundwater environments is essential to determining their fate and transport. Kinetic experiments showed that adsorption equilibrium can be achieved within 48 h and the boehmite (AlOOH) surface is receptive to perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) adsorption. The adsorption isotherms estimated the maximum adsorption capacities of PFOS and PFOA on boehmite as 0.877 mu g m(-2) and 0.633 mu g m(-2), respectively. Compared to the adsorption capacity on gamma-alumina, the abundant hydroxyl groups on boehmite surfaces resulted in the 2-3 times higher adsorption of PFOS and PFOA. Increasing solution pH led to a moderate decrease in PFOS and PFOA adsorption, owing to an increase in ligand exchange reactions and the decrease of electrostatic interactions. The presence of NaCl and CaCl2 in solution demonstrated negative effects for PFOS and PFOA adsorption on boehmite surfaces, with potential mechanisms being electrical double layer compression, competitive adsorption of chloride, and the Ca2+ bridging effect between perfluorochemicals. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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