[Adsorption and Desorption Behaviors of Antibiotics on TWP and PVC Particles Before and After Aging]

Xiu-Lei Fan; Ye-Feng Zou; Jia-Qiang Liu; Ying Li; Qiang Liu; Jun Hou

doi:10.13227/j.hjkx.202008179

[Adsorption and Desorption Behaviors of Antibiotics on TWP and PVC Particles Before and After Aging]

Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2021 Apr 8;42(4):1901-1912. doi: 10.13227/j.hjkx.202008179.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

Xiu-Lei Fan^{1

2}, Ye-Feng Zou^{1

2}, Jia-Qiang Liu³, Ying Li^{1

4}, Qiang Liu^{1

2}, Jun Hou^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ College of Environmental Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China.
² Key Laboratory of Industrial Pollution Control and Resource Reuse of Jiangsu Province, Xuzhou 221018, China.
³ School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China.
⁴ College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
⁵ Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210098, China.

PMID: 33742825
DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.202008179

Abstract

In recent years, microplastics (MPs), a new type of pollutant, have been widely dispersed in aquatic ecosystems. Compared with typical MPs (PVC, PP, PE, and PS), tire wear particles (TWP) exhibit significant differences in composition, additives, and characteristics. In this study, the adsorption and desorption of organic pollutants were compared between the typical MPs and TWP. With TWP and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) particles as adsorbents, oxytetracycline (OTC) and sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) as adsorbates, the adsorption and desorption of organic pollutants by TWP and PVC particles before and after aging were studied. Correctly understanding the behavior of MPs in an aquatic environment is of great significance. The results indicated that during the UV aging process, both TWP and PVC exhibited cracks, pits, and bulges on the particle surface, increased specific surface areas, increased strength of oxygen-containing functional groups, and enhanced hydrophilicity. The adsorption modes of TWP and PVC before and after aging were in two stages:surface adsorption and liquid film diffusion. TWP has a better fit for the Freundlich model, belonging to multi-layer adsorption, while PVC has a better fit for the Langmuir model, belonging to monolayer adsorption. The carrier effect of TWP on antibiotics was better than that of PVC, with the adsorption capacity of OTC on virgin TWP and PVC reaching 5.14 mg·g^-1 and 1.38 mg·g^-1, respectively. Additionally, the adsorption capacity of OTC on the aged TWP and PVC reached 5.82 mg·g^-1 and 2.13 mg·g^-1, respectively, which was better than with the virgin samples. The desorption capacity of aged TWP and PVC for antibiotics was better than the virgin materials, while the desorption rate was lower. In the same desorption solution, the desorption effect of TWP on antibiotics before and after ageing was better than that of PVC. The desorption effect of TWP and PVC on antibiotics in a simulated intestinal fluid environment was significantly better than that in an ultra-pure water environment.

Keywords: adsorption; aging; antibiotics; desorption; microplastics(MPs); polyvinyl chloride (PVC); tire wear particles (TWP).

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