Comparative effects of crystalline, poorly crystalline and freshly formed iron oxides on the colloidal properties of polystyrene microplastics. 2022

Trang T T Vu, and Phat H Nguyen, and Trinh V Pham, and Phuong Q Do, and Trang T Dao, and Anh D Nguyen, and Lan Nguyen-Thanh, and Van M Dinh, and Minh N Nguyen
Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Viet Nam.

Colloid-sized microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in aquatic environments and can share the same transport route together with various crystalline, poorly crystalline and freshly formed iron oxides. However, the colloidal interactions between these colloid constituents are not fully understood. This study was designed to investigate the colloidal properties of polystyrene microplastics (PSMPs) under the influence of haematite, goethite, ferrihydrite and freshly formed Fe oxide (FFFO). Dynamic light scattering was coupled with a test tube method to observe changes in the surface charge and colloidal dynamics of suspensions of PSMPs and Fe oxides. The overall effects on the aggregation of PSMPs are found to decrease in the following order: FFFO > ferrihydrite > goethite > haematite. The effects of these Fe oxides are found to strongly depend on pH. While the crystalline oxides play a dominant role in the acidic environment, poorly crystalline oxides show greater effects on PSMP aggregation in an alkaline environment. Heteroaggregation due to decreasing electrostatic interactions is the major mechanism that governs the colloidal dynamics of PSMPs and Fe oxides. It can be inferred that the copresence of Fe oxides and MPs can delay the transport of MPs or even change the destination for MPs.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007501 Iron A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN. Iron-56,Iron 56
D009930 Organic Chemicals A broad class of substances containing carbon and its derivatives. Many of these chemicals will frequently contain hydrogen with or without oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and other elements. They exist in either carbon chain or carbon ring form. Organic Chemical,Chemical, Organic,Chemicals, Organic
D010087 Oxides Binary compounds of oxygen containing the anion O(2-). The anion combines with metals to form alkaline oxides and non-metals to form acidic oxides. Oxide
D010969 Plastics Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic usually refers to the final product with fillers, plasticizers, pigments, and stabilizers included (versus the resin, the homogeneous polymeric starting material). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Plastic
D011137 Polystyrenes Polymerized forms of styrene used as a biocompatible material, especially in dentistry. They are thermoplastic and are used as insulators, for injection molding and casting, as sheets, plates, rods, rigid forms and beads. Polystyrol,Polystyrene,Polystyrols
D003102 Colloids Two-phase systems in which one is uniformly dispersed in another as particles small enough so they cannot be filtered or will not settle out. The dispersing or continuous phase or medium envelops the particles of the discontinuous phase. All three states of matter can form colloids among each other. Hydrocolloids,Colloid,Hydrocolloid
D005290 Ferric Compounds Inorganic or organic compounds containing trivalent iron. Compounds, Ferric
D000080545 Microplastics Plastic particles, less than 5 millimeters in diameter, that are generated from the degradation of larger pieces or are manufactured to be microstructures or smaller. Mesoplastics,Plastic Microparticles,Plastic Nanoparticles,Mesoplastic,Microparticle, Plastic,Microparticles, Plastic,Microplastic,Nanoparticle, Plastic,Nanoparticles, Plastic,Plastic Microparticle,Plastic Nanoparticle

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