Deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environment

In aquatic environments, the deposition behaviors of nanoplastics (NPs) are closely associated with interfacial interaction between NPs and iron (hydr)oxides minerals, which are typically coupled with solution chemistry and organic matter. However, the roles of solution chemistry and organic matter...

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Main Authors: Meimei Ran, Xin Nie, Jingxin Wang, Ruiyin Xie, Xiaoping Lin, Hanjun Zhu, Quan Wan, Yuhong Fu
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Xin Nie
Jingxin Wang
Ruiyin Xie
Xiaoping Lin
Hanjun Zhu
Quan Wan
Yuhong Fu
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Xin Nie
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Yuhong Fu
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description In aquatic environments, the deposition behaviors of nanoplastics (NPs) are closely associated with interfacial interaction between NPs and iron (hydr)oxides minerals, which are typically coupled with solution chemistry and organic matter. However, the roles of solution chemistry and organic matter in the deposition behavior of NPs with iron (hydr)oxides minerals and related interfacial interaction mechanism are still poorly understood. In this study, the deposition behaviors of carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoparticles (COOH-PSNPs) with magnetite were systematically investigated. The results showed that electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bond, and charge-assisted hydrogen bond (CAHB) were the main forces for the deposition and interfacial interaction mechanism between COOH-PSNPs and magnetite. Increasing pH could significantly inhibit the deposition of COOH-PSNPs with magnetite. At pH 6.5, phosphate and dichromate significantly inhibited the deposition of COOH-PSNPs since their competitive adsorption for the surface sites on magnetite led to a potential reversal of magnetite, resulting in the strong electrostatic repulsion between COOH-PSNPs and magnetite. Moreover, when the concentration of phosphate exceeded 0.01 mM, the deposition of COOH-PSNPs was completely hindered. Organic macromolecules (OMs) markedly inhibited the interfacial interaction and deposition of COOH-PSNPs with magnetite by enhancing the electrostatic repulsion and steric hindrance between COOH-PSNPs and magnetite due to the formation of magnetite-OM associations. The inhibition abilities followed the order sodium alginate (0.1 mM) > humic acid (0.2 mM) > bovine serum albumin (5 mM). This study may provide insights for better understanding of environmental behaviors of COOH-PSNPs associated with magnetite and organic matter in natural environments at the molecular level.
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spelling doaj-art-a94c63b189e2414eb22db8884c02b90f2025-02-12T05:29:59ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132025-01-01290117608Deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environmentMeimei Ran0Xin Nie1Jingxin Wang2Ruiyin Xie3Xiaoping Lin4Hanjun Zhu5Quan Wan6Yuhong Fu7School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China; State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Research Center of Ecological Environment and Resource Utilization, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Research Center of Ecological Environment and Resource Utilization, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Public Health Detection and Assessment, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510310, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Research Center of Ecological Environment and Resource Utilization, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Public Health Detection and Assessment, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510310, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Research Center of Ecological Environment and Resource Utilization, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Public Health Detection and Assessment, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510310, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Research Center of Ecological Environment and Resource Utilization, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Research Center of Ecological Environment and Resource Utilization, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, ChinaSchool of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China; Corresponding author.In aquatic environments, the deposition behaviors of nanoplastics (NPs) are closely associated with interfacial interaction between NPs and iron (hydr)oxides minerals, which are typically coupled with solution chemistry and organic matter. However, the roles of solution chemistry and organic matter in the deposition behavior of NPs with iron (hydr)oxides minerals and related interfacial interaction mechanism are still poorly understood. In this study, the deposition behaviors of carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoparticles (COOH-PSNPs) with magnetite were systematically investigated. The results showed that electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bond, and charge-assisted hydrogen bond (CAHB) were the main forces for the deposition and interfacial interaction mechanism between COOH-PSNPs and magnetite. Increasing pH could significantly inhibit the deposition of COOH-PSNPs with magnetite. At pH 6.5, phosphate and dichromate significantly inhibited the deposition of COOH-PSNPs since their competitive adsorption for the surface sites on magnetite led to a potential reversal of magnetite, resulting in the strong electrostatic repulsion between COOH-PSNPs and magnetite. Moreover, when the concentration of phosphate exceeded 0.01 mM, the deposition of COOH-PSNPs was completely hindered. Organic macromolecules (OMs) markedly inhibited the interfacial interaction and deposition of COOH-PSNPs with magnetite by enhancing the electrostatic repulsion and steric hindrance between COOH-PSNPs and magnetite due to the formation of magnetite-OM associations. The inhibition abilities followed the order sodium alginate (0.1 mM) > humic acid (0.2 mM) > bovine serum albumin (5 mM). This study may provide insights for better understanding of environmental behaviors of COOH-PSNPs associated with magnetite and organic matter in natural environments at the molecular level.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651324016841NanoplasticsMagnetiteDepositionInterfacial interactionOrganic macromolecules
spellingShingle Meimei Ran
Xin Nie
Jingxin Wang
Ruiyin Xie
Xiaoping Lin
Hanjun Zhu
Quan Wan
Yuhong Fu
Deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environment
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Nanoplastics
Magnetite
Deposition
Interfacial interaction
Organic macromolecules
title Deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environment
title_full Deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environment
title_fullStr Deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environment
title_full_unstemmed Deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environment
title_short Deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environment
title_sort deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environment
topic Nanoplastics
Magnetite
Deposition
Interfacial interaction
Organic macromolecules
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651324016841
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