ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2023
The Impact of Solution Ionic Strength, Hardness, and pH on the Sorption Efficiency of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Magnetic Nanocomposite Microparticle (MNM) Gels.
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Abstract
Environmental conditions of groundwater and surface water greatly vary as a function of location. Factors such as ionic strength, water hardness, and solution pH can change the physical and chemical properties of the nanocomposites used in remediation and the pollutants of interest. In this work, magnetic nanocomposite microparticle (MNM) gels are used as sorbents for remediation of PCB 126 as model organic contaminant. Three MNM systems are used: curcumin multiacrylate MNMs (CMA MNMs), quercetin multiacrylate MNMs (QMA MNMs), and polyethylene glycol-400-dimethacrylate MNMs (PEG MNMs). The effect of ionic strength, water hardness, and pH were studied on the sorption efficiency of the MNMs for PCB 126 by performing equilibrium binding studies. It is seen that the ionic strength and water hardness have a minimal effect on the MNM gel system sorption of PCB 126. However, a decrease in binding was observed when the pH increased from 6.5 to 8.5, attributed to anion-π interactions between the buffer ions in solution and the PCB molecules as well as with the aromatic rings of the MNM gel systems. Overall, the results indicate that the developed MNM gels can be used as magnetic sorbents for polychlorinated biphenyls in groundwater and surface water remediation, provided that the solution pH is controlled.
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