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Effects of inorganic ions and natural organic matter on the aggregation of nanoplastics

Cai, Li, Hu, Lingling, Shi, Huahong, Ye, Junwei, Zhang, Yunfei, Kim, Hyunjung·2018·Chemosphere

DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.052

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The aggregation of nanoplastics (NPs) is a key issue in understanding the dynamic nature of NPs in the environment. The aggregation of NPs under various environmental conditions has not yet been studied. We investigated the influences of inorganic ions and natural organic matter (NOM) on polystyrene (PS) NPs aggregation in solutions. Results showed that PS NPs remained stable in wide ionic strength solutions of NaCl (1-100 mM) and CaCl 2 (0.1-15 mM), and only in low ionic strength FeCl 3 solutions (0.01 mM). However, obvious PS NPs aggregation was observed in FeCl 3 solutions with an increase in ionic strength (0.1 and 1 mM). Moreover, NOM had a negligible effect on PS NPs aggregation in all ionic strengths of NaCl and CaCl 2 solutions and in low ionic strength FeCl 3 solutions (0.01 mM). However, NOM reduced PS NPs aggregation in an intermediate ionic strength FeCl 3 (0.1 mM) solution and increased aggregation in a high ionic strength FeCl 3 (1 mM) solution. Based on the theoretical analysis of interaction forces among PS NPs, the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek force was a contributor governing PS NPs aggregation either in the absence or presence of NOM. In addition, other factors, including electrostatic heterogeneity of PS NPs surfaces, steric repulsion induced by NOM, and clusters formed via bridging effect in the presence of NOM also contributed to altered PS NPs aggregation under selected conditions. The PS NPs-NOM clusters were directly observed using a cryogenic scanning electron microscope.

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Authors: Cai, L., Hu, L., Shi, H., Ye, J., Zhang, Y., & Kim, H.
Affiliations: Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (CN)
East China Normal University (CN)
Jeonbuk National University (KR)
Corresponding author: Cai, Li
ORCID: Cai, Li
Hu, Lingling
Shi, Huahong
Ye, Junwei
Zhang, Yunfei
Kim, Hyunjung
Venue: Chemosphere
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2018-04
Volume: 197
Pages: 142-151
ISSN: 0045-6535 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.052
OpenAlex: W2783434360
Cited by: 263
References: 56
Citations by year: 2026: 22 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 8
FWCI: 9.09
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Chemosphere (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Nature Science Foundation of China (41601518, 41571467, 31600301)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Physical and Theoretical Chemistry › Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Keywords: nanoplastic aggregation, polystyrene nanoparticles, natural organic matter, inorganic ions, ionic strength, ferric chloride, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, DLVO forces, steric repulsion, nanoparticle clusters
MeSH terms: Ions, Osmolar Concentration, Polystyrenes, Nanostructures

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