[Coadsorption of Heavy Metal and Antibiotic onto Humic Acid from Polder River Sediment]. 2021

Xiang-Dong Xue, and Chen-Hao Yang, and Jian-Lin Yu, and Hai-Feng Zhuang, and Chen-Ran Fang
School of Civil Engineering and Architectural, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.

To clarify the interactions between heavy metals, antibiotics, and humic acid, copper (Cu2+), oxytetracycline (OTC), norfloxacin (NOR), and humic acid samples from river sediment in the Polder area were selected to build single and coexisting systems. Groups of experiments were designed to investigate the kinetics, thermodynamics, and isotherms of Cu2+, OTC, and NOR adsorption onto humic acid in single and Cu2++OTC and Cu2++NOR coexisting systems (concentration ratio=1:1). The physicochemical properties of humic acid were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET tests, and IR spectroscopy, and the possible adsorption mechanisms are discussed. The results showed that the humic acid was a typical amorphous material with a negative charge and non-uniform porous structure, and the pore size was at the mesoporous scale. In the single systems, the saturated adsorption capacity (qm) of Cu2+, OTC, and NOR onto humic acid was 33.043, 19.512, and 26.676 mg·g-1, respectively. In the Cu2++OTC system, the qm of Cu2+ and OTC was 38.053 and 25.965 mg·g-1, respectively. In the Cu2++NOR system, the qm of Cu2+ and NOR was 39.187 and 32.728 mg·g-1, respectively. The adsorption behaviors in the single and coexisting systems were similar and the adsorption processes were well fitted by the pseudo-second-order kinetic equation; the Sips model provided good descriptions for the isothermal adsorption equilibrium. Moreover, adsorption thermodynamics were characterized by spontaneous endothermic reactions with the reduction of free energy and the increase of enthalpy and entropy. It can be concluded that Cu2+ combines with OTC and NOR to form complexes, which increases the number of species available for adsorption by humic acid. Also, adsorbed Cu2+ can combine with free OTC and NOR in a bridging manner. Thus, a more favorable adsorption situation occurred in the coexisting systems. The IR characteristics of the carboxyl, phenolic hydroxyl, ketone, and aldehyde groups of humic acid changed by different degrees after adsorption, indicating that oxygen-containing functional groups generally participated in the adsorption reactions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D003300 Copper A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55. Copper-63,Copper 63
D006812 Humic Substances Organic matter in a state of advanced decay, after passing through the stages of COMPOST and PEAT and before becoming lignite (COAL). It is composed of a heterogenous mixture of compounds including phenolic radicals and acids that polymerize and are not easily separated nor analyzed. (E.A. Ghabbour & G. Davies, eds. Humic Substances, 2001). Humic Acid,Humic Acids,Humic Substance,Sodium Huminate,Acid, Humic,Acids, Humic,Huminate, Sodium,Substance, Humic,Substances, Humic
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D000327 Adsorption The adhesion of gases, liquids, or dissolved solids onto a surface. It includes adsorptive phenomena of bacteria and viruses onto surfaces as well. ABSORPTION into the substance may follow but not necessarily. Adsorptions
D000900 Anti-Bacterial Agents Substances that inhibit the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA. Anti-Bacterial Agent,Anti-Bacterial Compound,Anti-Mycobacterial Agent,Antibacterial Agent,Antibiotics,Antimycobacterial Agent,Bacteriocidal Agent,Bacteriocide,Anti-Bacterial Compounds,Anti-Mycobacterial Agents,Antibacterial Agents,Antibiotic,Antimycobacterial Agents,Bacteriocidal Agents,Bacteriocides,Agent, Anti-Bacterial,Agent, Anti-Mycobacterial,Agent, Antibacterial,Agent, Antimycobacterial,Agent, Bacteriocidal,Agents, Anti-Bacterial,Agents, Anti-Mycobacterial,Agents, Antibacterial,Agents, Antimycobacterial,Agents, Bacteriocidal,Anti Bacterial Agent,Anti Bacterial Agents,Anti Bacterial Compound,Anti Bacterial Compounds,Anti Mycobacterial Agent,Anti Mycobacterial Agents,Compound, Anti-Bacterial,Compounds, Anti-Bacterial
D013816 Thermodynamics A rigorously mathematical analysis of energy relationships (heat, work, temperature, and equilibrium). It describes systems whose states are determined by thermal parameters, such as temperature, in addition to mechanical and electromagnetic parameters. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed) Thermodynamic
D014874 Water Pollutants, Chemical Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water. Chemical Water Pollutants,Landfill Leachate,Leachate, Landfill,Pollutants, Chemical Water
D045483 Rivers Large natural streams of FRESH WATER formed by converging tributaries and which empty into a body of water (lake or ocean). Streams,River,Stream
D019216 Metals, Heavy Metals with high specific gravity, typically larger than 5. They have complex spectra, form colored salts and double salts, have a low electrode potential, are mainly amphoteric, yield weak bases and weak acids, and are oxidizing or reducing agents (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Heavy Metal,Heavy Metals,Metal, Heavy

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