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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 213, 期 -, 页码 698-709出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.053
关键词
Fullerene nC(60) nanoparticles; Attachment; Detachment; Transport; Porous media; Brownian diffusion
资金
- Chinese Universities Scientific Fund [2015QC061]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41271009]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [NCET-13-0560]
- National Key Technology RD Program [2012BAD05B02]
This study was aimed at investigating the detachment of fullerene nC(60) nanoparticles (NPs) in saturated sand porous media under transient and static conditions. The nC(60) NPs were first attached at primary minima of Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) interaction energy profiles in electrolyte solutions with different ionic strengths (ISs). The columns were then eluted with deionized water to initiate nC(60) NP detachment by decreasing solution IS. Finally, the flow of the columns was periodically interrupted to investigate nC(60) NP detachment under static condition. Our results show that the detachment of nC(60) NPs occurred under both transient and static conditions. The detachment under transient conditions was attributed to the fact that the attractions acting on the nC(60) NPs at primary minima were weakened by nanoscale physical heterogeneities and overcome by hydrodynamic drags at lower ISs. However, a fraction of nC(60) NPs remained at shallow primary minima in low flow regions, and detached via Brownian diffusion during flow interruptions. Greater detachment of nC(60) NPs occurred under both transient and static conditions if the NPs were initially retained in electrolyte solutions with lower valent cations due to lower attractions between the NPs and collectors. Decrease in collector surface chemical heterogeneities and addition of dissolved organic matter also increased the extent of detachment by increasing electrostatic and steric repulsions, respectively. While particle attachment in and subsequent detachment from secondary minima occur in the same electrolyte solution, our results indicate that perturbation in solution chemistry is necessary to lower the primary minimum depths to initiate spontaneous detachment from the primary minima. These findings have important implications for predicting the fate and transport of nC(60) NPs in subsurface environments during multiple rainfall events and accordingly for accurately assessing their environmental risks. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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