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Pandey K, Verma DK, Singh A, Saha S. Architecture dependent transport behavior of iron (0) entrapped biodegradable polymeric particles for groundwater remediation. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 357:141892. [PMID: 38615952 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Polylactic acid based spherical particles with three architectural variations (Isotropic (P1), Semi porous (P2), and Janus (P3)) were employed to encapsulate zero valent iron nanoparticles (ZVINPs), and their performance was extensively evaluated in our previous studies. However, little was known about their transportability through saturated porous media of varying grain size kept under varying ionic strength. In this particular study, we aimed to investigate the architectural effect of polymeric particles (P1-P3) on their mobility through the sand column of varying grain size in presence of mono, di, and tri-valent ions of varying concentrations (25-200 mM (millimoles)). As per column breakthrough experiments (BTCs) using various types of sands, amphiphilic Janus type (P3) particles exhibited the maximum transportability among all the tested particles, irrespective of the nature of the sand. Owing to the narrower travel path, sands with lower porosity (31%) delayed the plateau by shifting it to a higher pore volume with a minimum retention of iron (C/Co: 0.94 for P3) in the column. The impact of mono (Na+, K+), di (Ca2+, Mg2+), and trivalent (Al3+) ions on their transportability was progressively increased from P3 to P1, especially at higher ionic concentrations (200 mM), with P3 being the most mobile particles (C/Co:0.54 for Al3+). Among all the ions, Al3+ exhibited maximum hindrance to their mobility through the sand column. This could be due to their strong charge screening effect coupled with cation bridging complex formation with moving particles. Experimental results obtained from BTCs were found to be well-fitted with a theoretical model based on advection-dispersion equation, showing minimum retention for P3 particles. Overall, it can be inferred that encapsulation of ZVINPs inside Janus particles (P3) with a right balance of amphiphilicity and highly negative surface charge would be required to achieve considerable transportability through sand aquifers to target contaminants in polluted groundwater existing under harsh conditions (high ionic concentrations).
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- Kalpana Pandey
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India.
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Guan X, Kong L, Liu C, Fan D, Anger B, Johnson WP, Lowry GV, Li G, Danko A, Liu X. Polymer Coatings Affect Transport and Remobilization of Colloidal Activated Carbon in Saturated Sand Columns: Implications for In Situ Groundwater Remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:8531-8541. [PMID: 38690765 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Colloidal activated carbon (CAC) is an emerging technology for the in situ remediation of groundwater impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In assessing the long-term effectiveness of a CAC barrier, it is crucial to evaluate the potential of emplaced CAC particles to be remobilized and migrate away from the sorptive barrier. We examine the effect of two polymer stabilizers, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (PolyDM), on CAC deposition and remobilization in saturated sand columns. CMC-modified CAC showed high mobility in a wide ionic strength (IS) range from 0.1 to 100 mM, which is favorable for CAC delivery at a sufficient scale. Interestingly, the mobility of PolyDM-modified CAC was high at low IS (0.1 mM) but greatly reduced at high IS (100 mM). Notably, significant remobilization (release) of deposited CMC-CAC particles occurred upon the introduction of solution with low IS following deposition at high IS. In contrast, PolyDM-CAC did not undergo any remobilization following deposition due to its favorable interactions with the quartz sand. We further elucidated the CAC deposition and remobilization behaviors by analyzing colloid-collector interactions through the application of Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek theory, and the inclusion of a discrete representation of charge heterogeneity on the quartz sand surface. The classical colloid filtration theory was also employed to estimate the travel distance of CAC in saturated columns. Our results underscore the roles of polymer coatings and solution chemistry in CAC transport, providing valuable guidelines for the design of in situ CAC remediation with maximized delivery efficiency and barrier longevity.
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- Xun Guan
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, George Washington University, 800 22nd Street, Washington, Washington D.C. 20052, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, George Washington University, 800 22nd Street, Washington, Washington D.C. 20052, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, George Washington University, 800 22nd Street, Washington, Washington D.C. 20052, United States
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- Geosyntec Consultants, Inc, 10211 Wincopin Circle, Fourth Floor, Columbia, Maryland 21044, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, George Washington University, 800 22nd Street, Washington, Washington D.C. 20052, United States
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command - Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California 93043, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, George Washington University, 800 22nd Street, Washington, Washington D.C. 20052, United States
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Spielman-Sun E, Boye K, Dwivedi D, Engel M, Thompson A, Kumar N, Noël V. A Critical Look at Colloid Generation, Stability, and Transport in Redox-Dynamic Environments: Challenges and Perspectives. ACS EARTH & SPACE CHEMISTRY 2024; 8:630-653. [PMID: 38654896 PMCID: PMC11033945 DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Colloid generation, stability, and transport are important processes that can significantly influence the fate and transport of nutrients and contaminants in environmental systems. Here, we critically review the existing literature on colloids in redox-dynamic environments and summarize the current state of knowledge regarding the mechanisms of colloid generation and the chemical controls over colloidal behavior in such environments. We also identify critical gaps, such as the lack of universally accepted cross-discipline definition and modeling infrastructure that hamper an in-depth understanding of colloid generation, behavior, and transport potential. We propose to go beyond a size-based operational definition of colloids and consider the functional differences between colloids and dissolved species. We argue that to predict colloidal transport in redox-dynamic environments, more empirical data are needed to parametrize and validate models. We propose that colloids are critical components of element budgets in redox-dynamic systems and must urgently be considered in field as well as lab experiments and reactive transport models. We intend to bring further clarity and openness in reporting colloidal measurements and fate to improve consistency. Additionally, we suggest a methodological toolbox for examining impacts of redox dynamics on colloids in field and lab experiments.
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- Eleanor Spielman-Sun
- Environmental
Geochemistry Group at SLAC, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
(SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Environmental
Geochemistry Group at SLAC, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
(SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Earth
and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department
of Soil and Water Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department
of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of
Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Soil
Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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- Environmental
Geochemistry Group at SLAC, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
(SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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Xiao R, Huang D, Du L, Yin L, Gao L, Chen H, Tang Z. Transport and retention of ciprofloxacin with presence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in the saturated porous media: impacts of ionic strength and cation types. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2024; 46:153. [PMID: 38587707 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-024-01927-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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The environmental fate and risks of ciprofloxacin (CIP) in the subsurface have raised intensive concerns. Herein, the transport behaviors of CIP in both saturated quartz sand and sand/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) mixtures under different solution ionic strength of the solution and coexisting cation types were investigated. Batch adsorption experiments highlighted growing adsorptive capacity for CIP with the increasing content of MWCNTs in the MWCNTs-quartz sand mixtures (from 0.5% to 1.5%, w/w). Breakthrough curves (BTCs) of CIP in the MWCNTs-quartz sand mixtures were well fitted by the two-site chemical nonequilibrium model (R2 > 0.833). The estimated retardation factors for CIP increased from 9.68 to 282 with growing content of MWCNTs in the sand column, suggesting the presence of MWCNTs significantly inhibited the transport of CIP in saturated porous media. Moreover, the values of retardation factors are negatively correlated with the ionic strength and higher ionic strength could facilitate the transport of CIP in the saturated porous media. Compared with monovalent cations (Na+), the presence of divalent cations (Ca2+) significantly facilitated the transport of CIP in the columns due to the complexation between CIP and Ca2+ as well as deposition of MWCNTs aggregates on the sand surface. Results regarding CIP retention in columns indicated that MWCNTs could enhance the accumulation of CIP in the layers close to the influent of sand columns, while they could hinder upward transport of CIP to the effluent. This study improves our understanding for transport behaviors and environmental risk assessments of CIP in the saturated porous media with MWCNTs.
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- Ruihao Xiao
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China.
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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Zhang M, Hou J, Xia J, Wu J, You G, Miao L. Statuses, shortcomings, and outlooks in studying the fate of nanoplastics and engineered nanoparticles in porous media respectively and borrowable sections from engineered nanoparticles for nanoplastics. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 915:169638. [PMID: 38181944 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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This review discussed the research statuses, shortcomings, and outlooks for the fate of nanoplastics (NPs) and engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in porous media and borrowable sections from ENPs for NPs. Firstly, the most important section was that we reviewed the research statuses on the fate of NPs in porous media and the main influencing factors, and explained the influencing mechanisms. Secondly, in order to give NPs a reference of research ideas and influence mechanisms, we also reviewed the research statuses on the fate of ENPs in porous media and the factors and mechanisms influencing the fate. The main mechanisms affecting the transport of ENPs were summarized (Retention or transport modes: advection, diffusion, dispersion, deposition, adsorption, blocking, ripening, and straining; Main forces and actions: Brownian motion, gravity, electrostatic forces, van der Waals forces, hydration, filtration, bridging; Affecting elements of the forces and actions: the ENP and media grain surface functional groups, size, shape, zeta potential, density, hydrophobicity, and roughness). Instead of using the findings of ENPs, thorough study on NPs was required because NPs and ENPs differed greatly. Based on the limited existing studies on the NP transport in porous media, we found that although the conclusions of ENPs could not be applied to NPs, most of the influencing mechanisms summarized from ENPs were applicable to NPs. Combining the research thoughts of ENPs, the research statuses of NPs, and some of our experiences and reflections, we reviewed the shortcomings of the current studies on the NP fate in porous media as well as the outlooks of future research. This review is very meaningful for clarifying the research statuses and influence mechanisms for the NP fate in porous media, as well as providing a great deal of inspiration for future research directions about the NP fate in porous media.
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- Mingzhi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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Liu P, Nie S, Wang W, Zhang S, Bate B, Chen Y. CFD-DEM study on transport and retention behaviors of nZVI-clay colloids in porous media. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 465:133048. [PMID: 38006862 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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Transportation process of nano scale zero valent iron (nZVI) in clay-rich soils is complicated and crucial for in-situ remediation of contaminated sites. A coupled computational fluid dynamic and discrete element method (CFD-DEM) was used to investigate the interplays of repulsive and attractive forces and the injection velocity of this process. The screened Coulomb's law was used to represent the electrostatic interaction, and surface energy density was introduced to represent the effects of the van der Waals interaction. A phase diagram was constructed to describe the interplay between injection velocity and repulsive force (in terms of charge of colloids). Under the boundary and initial conditions in this study, clogging formed at low repulsive force (colloidal charge = -1 ×10-15 C), where increment of injection velocity (from 0.002 m/s to 0.02 m/s) cannot prevent clogging, as in the case of bare nZVI transportation with limited mobility; On the other hand, excessive repulsive force (charge = -4 ×10-14 C) is detrimental to nZVI-clay transportation due to repulsion from the concentrated colloids in pore throats, a phenomenon as in the overuse of stabilizers and was defined as the "membrane repulsion effect" in this study. At moderate charge (-1 ×10-14 C), injection velocity increment induced clogging due to aggregates formed at the windward of cylinder and accumulated at the pore throats.
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- Pengfei Liu
- Hypergravity Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- Hypergravity Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Ma J, Li J, Weng L, Ouyang X, Chen Y, Li Y. Phosphorus-Enhanced and Calcium-Retarded Transport of Ferrihydrite Colloid: Mechanism of Electrostatic Potential Changes Regulated via Adsorption Speciation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:4219-4230. [PMID: 36848599 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c09670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The transport of ferrihydrite colloid (FHC) through porous media is influenced by anions (e.g., PO43-) and cations (e.g., Ca2+) in the aqueous environment. This study investigated the cotransport of FHC with P and P/Ca in saturated sand columns. The results showed that P adsorption enhanced FHC transport, whereas Ca loaded onto P-FHC retarded FHC transport. Phosphate adsorption provided a negative potential on the FHC, while Ca added to P-FHC led to electrostatic screening, compression of the electric double layer, and formation of Ca5(PO4)3OH followed by heteroaggregation at pH ≥ 6.0. The monodentate and bidentate P surface complexes coexisted, and Ca mainly formed a ternary complex with bidentate P (≡(FeO)2PO2Ca). The unprotonation bidentate P at the Stern 1-plane had a considerable negative potential at the Van der Waals molecular surface. Extending the potential effect to the outer layer of FHC, the potential at the Stern 2-plane and zeta potential exhibited a corresponding change, resulting in a change in FHC mobility, which was validated by comparison of experimental results, DFT calculations, and CD-MUSIC models. Our results highlighted the influence of P and Ca on FHC transport and elucidated their interaction mechanisms based on quantum chemistry and colloidal chemical interface reactions.
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- Jie Ma
- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Department of Soil Quality, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, Wageningen 6700 AA, The Netherlands
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Institute of Agricultural Product Quality, Safety and Nutrition, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Chen B, Lv N, Xu W, Gong L, Sun T, Liang L, Gao B, He F. Transport of nanoscale zero-valent iron in saturated porous media: Effects of grain size, surface metal oxides, and sulfidation. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 313:137512. [PMID: 36495971 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Knowledge of the fate and transport of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) in saturated porous media is crucial to the development of in situ remediation technologies. This work systematically compared the retention and transport of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) modified nZVI (CMC-nZVI) and sulfidated nZVI (CMC-S-nZVI) particles in saturated columns packed with quartz sand of various grain sizes and different surface metal oxide coatings. Grain size reduction had an inhibitory effect on the transport of CMC-S-nZVI and CMC-nZVI due to increasing immobile zone deposition and straining in the columns. Metal oxide coatings had minor effect on the transport of CMC-S-nZVI and CMC-nZVI because the sand surface was coated by the free CMC in the suspensions, reducing the electrostatic attraction between the nZVI and surface metal oxides. CMC-S-nZVI displayed greater breakthrough (C/C0 = 0.82-0.90) and higher mass recovery (84.9%-89.3%) than CMC-nZVI (C/C0 = 0.70-0.80 and mass recovery = 70.9%-79.6%, respectively) under the same experimental conditions. A mathematical model based on the advection-dispersion equation simulated the experimental data of nZVI breakthrough curves very well. Findings of this study suggest sulfidation could enhance the transport of CMC-nZVI in saturated porous media with grain and surface heterogeneities, promoting its application in situ remediation.
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- Bo Chen
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Hangzhou Environmental Protection Science Research&Design Coltd, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, United States
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, United States
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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Pulido-Reyes G, Magherini L, Bianco C, Sethi R, von Gunten U, Kaegi R, Mitrano DM. Nanoplastics removal during drinking water treatment: Laboratory- and pilot-scale experiments and modeling. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 436:129011. [PMID: 35643007 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microplastics detected in potable water sources and tap water have led to concerns about the efficacy of current drinking water treatment processes to remove these contaminants. It is hypothesized that drinking water resources contain nanoplastics (NPs), but the detection of NPs is challenging. We, therefore, used palladium (Pd)-labeled NPs to investigate the behavior and removal of NPs during conventional drinking water treatment processes including ozonation, sand and activated carbon filtration. Ozone doses typically applied in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) hardly affect the NPs transport in the subsequent filtration systems. Amongst the different filtration media, NPs particles were most efficiently retained when aged (i.e. biofilm coated) sand was used with good agreements between laboratory and pilot scale systems. The removal of NPs through multiple filtration steps in a municipal full-scale DWTP was simulated using the MNMs software code. Removal efficiencies exceeding 3-log units were modeled for a combination of three consecutive filtration steps (rapid sand filtration, activated carbon filtration and slow sand filtration with 0.4-, 0.2- and 3.0-log-removal, respectively). According to the results from the model, the removal of NPs during slow sand filtration dominated the overall NPs removal which is also supported by the laboratory-scale and pilot-scale data. The results from this study can be used to estimate the NPs removal efficiency of typical DWTPs with similar water treatment chains.
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- Gerardo Pulido-Reyes
- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 133, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland.
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 133, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland; School of Architecture, Civil, and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; Environmental Systems Science Department, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 133, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland.
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- Environmental Systems Science Department, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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Shen C, Teng J, Zheng W, Liu D, Ma K. Significant Mobility of Novel Heteroaggregates of Montmorillonite Microparticles with Nanoscale Zerovalent Irons in Saturated Porous Media. TOXICS 2022; 10:toxics10060332. [PMID: 35736940 PMCID: PMC9227587 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10060332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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This study conducted laboratory column experiments to systematically examine the transport of novel heteroaggregates of montmorillonite (Mt) microparticles with nanoscale zerovalent irons (nZVIs) in saturated sand at solution ionic strengths (ISs) ranging from 0.001 to 0.2 M. Spherical nZVIs were synthesized using the liquid phase reduction method and were attached on the plate-shaped Mt surfaces in monolayer. While complete deposition occurred for nZVIs in sand, significant transport was observed for Mt-nZVI heteroaggregates at IS ≤ 0.01 M despite the transport decrease with an increasing loading concentration of nZVIs on Mt. The increased mobility of Mt-nZVI heteroaggregates was because the attractions between nZVIs and sand collectors were reduced by the electrostatic repulsions between the Mt and the collector surfaces, which led to a decreased deposition in the sand columns. Complete deposition occurred for the Mt-nZVI heteroaggregates at IS ≥ 0.1 M due to a favorable deposition at Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek (DLVO) primary energy minima. Interestingly, a large fraction of the deposited heteroaggregates was released by reducing IS because of a monotonic decrease of interaction energy with separation distance for the heteroaggregates at low ISs (resulting in repulsive forces), in contrast to the irreversible deposition of nZVIs. Therefore, the fabricated heteroaggregates could also have high mobility in subsurfaces with saline pore water through continuous capture and release using multiple injections of water with low ISs. Our study was the first to examine the transport of heteroaggregates of a plate-like particle with spherical nanoparticles in porous media; the results have important implications in the use of nanoscale zerovalent iron for in situ soil and groundwater remediation.
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- Chongyang Shen
- Key Laboratory of Degraded and Unused Land Consolidation Engineering, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China, Xi’an 710075, China
- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (J.T.); (D.L.); (K.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-1062732959
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (J.T.); (D.L.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China;
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (J.T.); (D.L.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (J.T.); (D.L.); (K.M.)
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Agostini E, Boccardo G, Marchisio D. An open-source workflow for open-cell foams modelling: Geometry generation and CFD simulations for momentum and mass transport. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.117583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Li Y, Guo N, Xian D, Zhou W, Shi Y, Wang J, Chen Y, Liu C. Bentonite colloids immobilization and release in quartz column and its influence on selenite migration. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 820:152833. [PMID: 35007589 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Immobilization and release of colloids are important for colloids-facilitated migrations, and in the safety assessment of geological disposal for high-level radioactive waste, the association between the immobilization and release process of the bentonite colloids with selenite migration has not been well revealed. In this work, the migration of bentonite colloids under different conditions is evaluated, and the effects of colloids immobilization and release on selenite migration are studied. In addition, the cases of in-migration (colloids are immobilized in the quartz sand, and then selenite migrates through the quartz sand with immobilized colloids) and co-migration (colloids bearing selenite are immobilized in the quartz sand) are investigated. The results show that in the systems containing 3.0 mM Mg2+, the mobility of the colloids is highly hindered and the colloids are immobilized in the quartz sand mainly by straining effect. The immobilization of bentonite colloids affects selenite migration differently according to the immobilization process (in-migration or co-migration). A more significant retardation effect is observed in the co-migration process than in-migration due to the additional inner-sphere complexed selenite in the co-migration. The immobilized colloids can be more easily released by alkaline DI-water (pH 11.0) than acidic one (pH 6.0) as a result of the more negative surface charges of the immobilized bentonite colloids. The average size of the released colloids is larger than the initial colloids at the same pH. Selenite is found to be released ahead of colloids in either in- or co-migration process, and part of selenite is discovered migrating with released colloids in co-migration process. Since colloids immobilization and release would influence radionuclides migration, further research about colloids immobilization and release with broad range of pH and ionic strength in the host rock and its influence on the migration of other radionuclides are needed.
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- Yao Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry & Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry & Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry & Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry & Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry & Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry & Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry & Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry & Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Mlih R, Liang Y, Zhang M, Tombácz E, Bol R, Klumpp E. Transport and Retention of Poly(Acrylic Acid-co-Maleic Acid) Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles in Porous Media: Effect of Input Concentration, Ionic Strength and Grain Size. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12091536. [PMID: 35564244 PMCID: PMC9103219 DOI: 10.3390/nano12091536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Understanding the physicochemical factors affecting nanoparticle transport in porous media is critical for their environmental application. Water-saturated column experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of input concentration (Co), ionic strength (IS), and sand grain size on the transport of poly(acrylic acid-co-maleic acid) coated magnetite nanoparticles (PAM@MNP). Mass recoveries in the column effluent ranged from 45.2 to 99.3%. The highest relative retention of PAM@MNP was observed for the lowest Co. Smaller Co also resulted in higher relative retention (39.8%) when IS increased to 10 mM. However, relative retention became much less sensitive to solution IS as Co increased. The high mobility is attributed to the PAM coating provoking steric stability of PAM@MNP against homoaggregation. PAM@MNP retention was about 10-fold higher for smaller grain sizes, i.e., 240 µm and 350 µm versus 607 µm. The simulated maximum retained concentration on the solid phase (Smax) and retention rate coefficient (k1) increased with decreasing Co and grain sizes, reflecting higher retention rates at these parameters. The study revealed under various IS for the first time the high mobility premise of polymer-coated magnetite nanoparticles at realistic (<10 mg L−1) environmental concentrations, thereby highlighting an untapped potential for novel environmental PAM@MNP application usage.
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- Rawan Mlih
- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Juelich (FZJ), 52425 Juelich, Germany
- Institute for Environmental Research, Biology 5, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Soós Ernő Water Technology Research and Development Center, University of Pannonia, H-8800 Nagykanizsa, Hungary
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Juelich (FZJ), 52425 Juelich, Germany
- School of Natural Sciences, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2DG, UK
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Juelich (FZJ), 52425 Juelich, Germany
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Zhao J, Mowla M, Pan Z, Bao D, Giammar DE, Hu Y, Louie SM. Lead phosphate deposition in porous media and implications for lead remediation. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 214:118200. [PMID: 35228037 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Phosphate addition is commonly applied as an effective method to remediate lead contaminated sites via formation of low solubility lead phosphate solids. However, subsequent transport of the lead phosphate particles may impact the effectiveness of this remediation strategy. Hence, this study investigates the mechanisms involved in the aggregation of lead phosphate particles and their deposition in sand columns as a function of typical water chemistry parameters. Clean bed filtration theory was evaluated to predict the particle deposition behavior, using Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory to estimate particle-substrate interactions. The observed particle deposition was not predictable from the primary energy barrier in clean bed filtration models, even in simple monovalent background electrolyte (NaNO3), because weak deposition in a secondary energy minimum prevailed even at low ionic strength, and ripening occurred at ionic strengths of 12.5 mM or higher. For aged (aggregated) suspensions, straining also occurred at 12.5 mM or higher. Aggregation and deposition were further enhanced at low total P/Pb ratios (i.e., P/Pb = 1) and in the presence of divalent cations, such as Ca2+ (≥ 0.2 mM), which resulted in less negative particle surface potentials and weaker electrostatic repulsion forces. However, the presence of 5 mg C/L of humic acid induced strong steric or electrosteric repulsion, which hindered particle aggregation and deposition even in the presence of Ca2+. This study demonstrates the importance of myriad mechanisms in lead phosphate deposition and provides useful information for controlling water chemistry in phosphate applications for lead remediation.
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- Juntao Zhao
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, United States
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, United States
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, United States; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, United States.
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Aeppli M, Babey T, Engel M, Lacroix EM, Tolar BB, Fendorf S, Bargar JR, Boye K. Export of Organic Carbon from Reduced Fine-Grained Zones Governs Biogeochemical Reactivity in a Simulated Aquifer. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:2738-2746. [PMID: 35072465 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Sediment interfaces in alluvial aquifers have a disproportionately large influence on biogeochemical activity and, therefore, on groundwater quality. Previous work showed that exports from fine-grained, organic-rich zones sustain reducing conditions in downstream coarse-grained aquifers beyond the influence of reduced aqueous products alone. Here, we show that sustained anaerobic activity can be attributed to the export of organic carbon, including live microorganisms, from fine-grained zones. We used a dual-domain column system with ferrihydrite-coated sand and embedded reduced, fine-grained lenses from Slate River (Crested Butte, CO) and Wind River (Riverton, WY) floodplains. After 50 d of groundwater flow, 8.8 ± 0.7% and 14.8 ± 3.1% of the total organic carbon exported from the Slate and Wind River lenses, respectively, had accumulated in the sand downstream. Furthermore, higher concentrations of dissolved Fe(II) and lower concentrations of dissolved organic carbon in the sand compared to total aqueous transport from the lenses suggest that Fe(II) was produced in situ by microbial oxidation of organic carbon coupled to iron reduction. This was further supported by an elevated abundance of 16S rRNA and iron-reducing (gltA) gene copies. These findings suggest that organic carbon transport across interfaces contributes to downstream biogeochemical reactions in natural alluvial aquifers.
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- Meret Aeppli
- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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Beryani A, Bianco C, Casasso A, Sethi R, Tosco T. Exploring the potential of graphene oxide nanosheets for porous media decontamination from cationic dyes. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127468. [PMID: 34688001 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets, often embedded in nano-composites, have been studied as promising materials for waste water purification, in particular to adsorb heavy metals and cationic organic contaminants. However, a broader range of potential applications of GO is still unexplored. This work investigated the potential applicability of GO for enhanced in-situ soil washing of secondary sources of groundwater contamination (i.e. the controlled recirculation of a washing GO suspension via injection/extraction wells). The laboratory study aimed at quantifying the capability of GO to effectively remove adsorbed methylene blue (MB) from contaminated sand. The tests were conducted in simplified conditions (synthetic groundwater at NaCl concentration of 20 mM, silica sand) to better highlight the key mechanisms under study. The results indicated a maximum sorption capacity of 1.6 mgMB/mgGO in moderately alkaline conditions. Even though the adsorption of MB onto GO slightly reduced the GO mobility in the porous medium, a breakthrough higher than 95% was obtained for MB/GO mass ratios up to 0.5. This suggests that a very high recovery of the injected particles should be also expected in the field.
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- Ali Beryani
- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino (Italy)
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino (Italy)
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino (Italy)
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino (Italy)
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino (Italy).
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Zhao K, Tufail S, Arai Y, Sharma P, Zhang Q, Chen Y, Wang X, Shang J. Effect of phytic acid and morphology on Fe (oxyhydr)oxide transport under saturated flow condition. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127659. [PMID: 34774354 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Phytic acid (myo-inositol hexaphosphate, IHP) is a dominant form of organic phosphate (OP) in organic carbon-rich surface soil. The IHP impact on Fe (oxyhydr)oxide transport is critical for iron and phosphorus (bio)geochemical processes in iron and phosphorus rich soil and subsurface systems. Three typical Fe (oxyhydr)oxides (ferrihydrite, hematite, and goethite) were studied in this research. The effects of IHP and morphology on Fe (oxyhydr)oxide transport and IHP cotransport had been investigated using saturated sand columns. The results showed that IHP significantly enhanced the mobility of Fe (oxyhydr)oxide by 30-90% due to the stronger electrostatic repulsion. At low IHP concentration (< 50 µM IHP), the rod-like goethite and goethite-facilitated IHP showed high mobility due to their orientation and motion along the water flow, which is 70% faster than ferrihydrite and hematite at pH 5 and 90% faster at pH 10. The mobility of amorphous ferrihydrite was slowest among three selected iron oxides (< 37% at pH 5 and < 72% at pH 10). At high IHP concentration (> 50 μM IHP), the surface precipitation might have occurred on ferrihydrite because of its poorly ordered crystallinity, contributing to its less negatively charged surface and weak transport. The new insight provided in this study is essential for evaluating the fate and transport behavior of iron and iron-facilitate OP in soil rich in iron and OP.
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- Kang Zhao
- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801, USA
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- School of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Nalanda University, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar 803116, India
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- Key Laboratory of Nonpoint Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition and Resource, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, PR China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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Liu G, Li H, Liu Y, Jin R, Zhou J, Ren Z, Wang Z, Yan C. Extracellular electron transfer influences the transport and retention of ferrihydrite nanoparticles in quartz sand coated with Shewanella oneidensis biofilm. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 417:126023. [PMID: 33992002 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microbial biofilm has been found to impact the mobility of nanoparticles in saturated porous media by altering physicochemical properties of collector surface. However, little is known about the influence of biofilm's biological activity on nanoparticle transport and retention. Here, the transport of ferrihydrite nanoparticles (FhNPs) was studied in quartz sands coated with biofilm of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 that is capable of reducing Fe(III) through extracellular electron transfer (EET). It was found that MR-1 biofilm coating enhanced FhNPs' deposition under different pH/ionic strength conditions and humic acid concentrations. More importantly, when the influent electron donor (glucose) concentration was increased to promote biofilm's EET activity, the breakthrough of FhNPs in biofilm-coated sands was inhibited. A lack of continuous and stable supply of electron donor, on the contrary, led to remobilization and release of the originally retained FhNPs. Column experiments with biofilm of EET-deficient MR-1 mutants (ΔomcA/ΔmtrC and ΔcymA) further indicated that the impairment of EET activity decreased the retention of FhNPs. It is proposed that the effective surface binding and adhesion of FhNPs that is required by direct EET cannot be neglected when evaluating the transport of FhNPs in sands coated with electroactive biofilm.
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- Guangfei Liu
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China; Key Laboratory of Eco-restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment, Shenyang University, Shenyang 110000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Bueno V, Bosi A, Tosco T, Ghoshal S. Mobility of solid and porous hollow SiO 2 nanoparticles in saturated porous media: Impacts of surface and particle structure. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 606:480-490. [PMID: 34399364 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) are of increasing interest in nano-enabled agriculture, particularly as nanocarriers for the targeted delivery of agrochemicals. Their direct application in agricultural soils may lead to the release of SiO2 NPs in the environment. Although some studies have investigated transport of solid SiO2 NPs in porous media, there is a knowledge gap on how different SiO2 NP structures incorporating significant porosities can affect the mobility of such particles under different conditions. Herein, we investigated the effect of pH and ionic strength (IS) on the transport of two distinct structures of SiO2 NPs, namely solid SiO2 NPs (SSNs) and porous hollow SiO2 NPs (PHSNs), of comparable sizes (~200 nm). Decreasing pH and increasing ionic strength reduced the mobility of PHSNs in sand-packed columns more significantly than for SSNs. The deposition of PHSNs was approximately 3 times greater than that of SSNs at pH 4.5 and IS 100 mM. The results are non-intuitive given that PHSNs have a lower density and the same chemical composition of SSNs but can be explained by the greater surface roughness and ten-fold greater specific surface area of PHSNs, and their impacts on van der Waals and electrostatic interaction energies.
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- Vinicius Bueno
- Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C3, Canada
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- Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C3, Canada.
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Li Y, He J, Zhou W, Shi Y, Wang J, Xian D, Liu C. Influence of colloids and colloids’ coagulation on selenite sorption. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nishad S, Al-Raoush RI, Alazaiza MY. Release of colloids in saturated porous media under transient hydro-chemical conditions: A pore-scale study. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Design of facile technology for the efficient removal of hydroxypropyl guar gum from fracturing fluid. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0247948. [PMID: 33661981 PMCID: PMC7932517 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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With the increasing demand for energy, fracturing technology is widely used in oilfield operations over the last decades. Typically, fracturing fluids contain various additives such as cross linkers, thickeners and proppants, and so forth, which makes it possess the properties of considerably complicated components and difficult processing procedure. There are still some difficult points needing to be explored and resolved in the hydroxypropyl guar gum (HPG) removal process, e.g., high viscosity and removal of macromolecular organic compounds. Our works provided a facile and economical HPG removal technology for fracturing fluids by designing a series of processes including gel-breaking, coagulation and precipitation according to the diffusion double layer theory. After this treatment process, the fracturing fluid can meet the requirements of reinjection, and the whole process was environment friendly without secondary pollution characteristics. In this work, the fracturing fluid were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy technologies, etc. Further, the micro-stabilization and destabilization mechanisms of HPG in fracturing fluid were carefully investigated. This study maybe opens up new perspective for HPG removal technologies, exhibiting a low cost and strong applicability in both fundamental research and practical applications.
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Mondal A, Dubey BK, Arora M, Mumford K. Porous media transport of iron nanoparticles for site remediation application: A review of lab scale column study, transport modelling and field-scale application. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:123443. [PMID: 32798796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Injection of surface modified zero valent iron nanoparticles for in situ remediation of soil, contaminated with an array of pollutants has attracted great attention due to the high reactivity of zero valent iron towards a broad range of contaminants, its cost effectiveness, minimal physical disruption and low toxicity. The effectiveness of this technology relies on the stability and mobility of injected iron nanoparticles. Hence the development of a modelling tool capable of predicting nZVI transport is indispensable. This review provides state of the art knowledge on the mobility of iron nanoparticles in porous media, mechanisms involved in subsurface retention of nZVI based on continuum models and field scale application. Special attention is given to the identification of the influential parameters controlling the transport potential of iron nanoparticles and the available numerical models for the simulation of laboratory scale transport data.
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- Abhisek Mondal
- Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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Mohammadian S, Krok B, Fritzsche A, Bianco C, Tosco T, Cagigal E, Mata B, Gonzalez V, Diez-Ortiz M, Ramos V, Montalvo D, Smolders E, Sethi R, Meckenstock RU. Field-scale demonstration of in situ immobilization of heavy metals by injecting iron oxide nanoparticle adsorption barriers in groundwater. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2021; 237:103741. [PMID: 33341658 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2020.103741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Remediation of heavy metal-contaminated aquifers is a challenging process because they cannot be degraded by microorganisms. Together with the usually limited effectiveness of technologies applied today for treatment of heavy metal contaminated groundwater, this creates a need for new remediation technologies. We therefore developed a new treatment, in which permeable adsorption barriers are established in situ in aquifers by the injection of colloidal iron oxides. These adsorption barriers aim at the immobilization of heavy metals in aquifers groundwater, which was assessed in a large-scale field study in a brownfield site. Colloidal iron oxide (goethite) nanoparticles were used to install an in situ adsorption barrier in a very heterogeneous, contaminated aquifer of a brownfield in Asturias, Spain. The groundwater contained high concentrations of heavy metals with up to 25 mg/L zinc, 1.3 mg/L lead, 40 mg/L copper, 0.1 mg/L nickel and other minor heavy metal pollutants below 1 mg/L. High amounts of zinc (>900 mg/kg), lead (>2000 mg/kg), nickel (>190 mg/kg) were also present in the sediment. Ca. 1500 kg of goethite nanoparticles of 461 ± 266 nm diameter were injected at low pressure (< 0.6 bar) into the aquifer through nine screened injection wells. For each injection well, a radius of influence of at least 2.5 m was achieved within 8 h, creating an in situ barrier of 22 × 3 × 9 m. Despite the extremely high heavy metal contamination and the strong heterogeneity of the aquifer, successful immobilization of contaminants was observed in the tested area. The contaminant concentrations were strongly reduced immediately after the injection and the abatement of the heavy metals continued for a total post-injection monitoring period of 189 days. The iron oxide particles were found to adsorb heavy metals even at pH-values between 4 and 6, where low adsorption would have been expected. The study demonstrated the applicability of iron oxide nanoparticles for installing adsorption barriers for containment of heavy metals in contaminated groundwater under real conditions.
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- Sadjad Mohammadian
- Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, University Duisburg-Essen, Universitätstr. 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, University Duisburg-Essen, Universitätstr. 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Bizkaia, Astondo bidea, Edificio 700, 48160 Derio (Bizkaia), Spain
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- Geoplano Consultores, S.A, Zona Industrial de Casais da Serra, Lote 10, 2665-305 Mafra, Portugal
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- LEITAT Technological Center, Carrer de Pallars, 179-185, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
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- LEITAT Technological Center, Carrer de Pallars, 179-185, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
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- Knowledge Innovation Market - KIM, Carrer de Pallars, 179-185, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Soil and Water Management, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Soil and Water Management, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, University Duisburg-Essen, Universitätstr. 5, 45141 Essen, Germany.
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Aggregation and transport behavior of goethite colloids as affected by dissolved organic matter and pH: Electrostatic vs. hydrophilic interactions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ma J, Jing Y, Gao L, Chen J, Wang Z, Weng L, Li H, Chen Y, Li Y. Hetero-aggregation of goethite and ferrihydrite nanoparticles controlled by goethite nanoparticles with elongated morphology. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 748:141536. [PMID: 32798881 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The dispersities of goethite nanoparticles (GTNPs) and ferrihydrite nanoparticles (FHNPs) affect the transport and retention of nanoparticle-associated contaminants. However, the effects of interaction on nanoparticle stability under varying environmental conditions have not been previously investigated. This study utilized settling experiments, a semi-empirical model, and the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory to study the homo-aggregation and hetero-aggregation of GTNPs and FHNPs. The pure system of GTNPs tended to aggregate more easily than that of FHNPs, especially under the conditions of high pH (7.0-9.0), high ionic strength (IS, 10 mM), and low concentrations of humic acid (HA) (2 mg L-1). This aggregation was attributed to the elongated morphology of GTNPs, which contributed to surface heterogeneity. The GTNPs and FHNPs mixtures rapidly coagulated, particularly under the surface-charge disequilibrium caused by an increase in negative charges or IS. Hetero-aggregation increased with increase in the GTNPs ratio, indicating that the elongated GTNPs dominated the coagulation of the Fe mineral nanoparticle mixture, which was attributed to the surface heterogeneity and high probability collisions between the GTNPs. Although DLVO neglects the influence of heterogeneity on the nanoparticle surfaces, SEM revealed that hetero-aggregation of GTNPs and FHNPs occurred. The results obtained in this study provide novel and valuable insights into the behaviors of GTNPs and FHNPs mixtures and suggest that during the gradual transformation of FHNPs to GTNPs in soil or aquatic environments, the hetero-aggregation of GTNPs and FHNPs may be enhanced, thus promoting contaminant immobilization.
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- Jie Ma
- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- College of Marine and Environmental Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- College of Marine and Environmental Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- College of Marine and Environmental Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China.
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- College of Marine and Environmental Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Among all minerals, iron is one of the elements identified early by human beings to take advantage of and be used. The role of iron in human life is so great that it made an era in the ages of humanity. Pure iron has a shiny grayish-silver color, but after combining with oxygen and water it can make a colorful set of materials with divergent properties. This diversity sometimes appears ambiguous but provides variety of applications. In fact, iron can come in different forms: zero-valent iron (pure iron), iron oxides, iron hydroxides, and iron oxide hydroxides. By taking these divergent materials into the nano realm, new properties are exhibited, providing us with even more applications. This review deals with iron as a magic element in the nano realm and provides comprehensive data about its structure, properties, synthesis techniques, and applications of various forms of iron-based nanostructures in the science, medicine, and technology sectors.
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Kumar A, Raychoudhury T. Long-term fate of ZnO-Fe xO y mix-nanoparticles through the saturated porous media under constant head condition. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 721:137669. [PMID: 32172105 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term fate of the nZnO-nFexOy mix nanoparticles through the natural sediment in the presence of humic acid (HA) under varying pH and natural groundwater conditions. To achieve the objectives, a series of experiments were carried out where 50 mg/l of nZnO-nFexOy mix suspensions were injected for 5 pore volumes (PVs) in that porous media in the presence of 10 mg/l HA under varying pH (6 and 8) followed by flushing with deionized and natural groundwater for another 95 PVs under constant head condition. The outcome of the study suggests that during the injection of the nZnO-nFexOy mix suspension, more nZnO particles retain when the suspension is prepared at pH 6 (>90%). With an increase in pH of nZnO-nFexOy mix suspension and background water, the long-term release of retained nZnO particles has increased significantly (from 29.97% at pH 6 to 95.89% at pH 8). The surface charge and the electrostatic repulsion are likely to govern the detachment and release of nZnO particles. Certain fraction (3.58-7.97%) of the Zn was also found to be dissolved and eluted at the outlet when the pH of background water is maintained at 6. In the case of nFexOy, extensive retention of particles is observed during injection at both pHs (6 and 8). The release of the retained particles is limited (6.34%) specifically at lower pH (pH 6). There is an increase in the release of nFexOy particles (24.76%) with an increase in the pH (pH 8) of both the suspension and background solution. When groundwater is used as the background water, a slight reduction in the release of Zn (22.04%) and Fe (2.06%) is observed at a pH of 6. However, at higher pH (pH 8), significantly less amount of retained particles (2.24% of Zn and 4.96% of Fe) are released. This is mainly due to the presence of co-ions in the groundwater which resulted in less negative charge of ENPs thus having less detachment and release of Zn and Fe particles. Overall, it could be concluded that there is a risk of release of Zn and Fe (especially at high pH) in the long run in the presence of organic matter when exposed in the porous media. The extent of release of Zn and Fe would be more at higher pH and might be less in the presence of other ions and under groundwater conditions.
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- Atul Kumar
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, 801103, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, 801103, India.
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Lim M, Hwang G, Bae S, Jang MH, Choi S, Kim H, Hwang YS. Transport of citrate-coated silver nanoparticles in saturated porous media. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2020; 42:1753-1766. [PMID: 31506875 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00413-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, the influences of physical and chemical factors [e.g., ionic strength (IS), pH, and flow rate] on the fate and transport of citrate-coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were investigated through experiments using saturated columns. For the transport behavior of AgNPs under various conditions, retardation was confirmed with an increase in ionic strength (IS) while early elution developed with an increase in pH and flow rate. These transport experiment outcomes were simulated through Hydrus-1D, and the observed breakthrough curves were confirmed to have a significant correlation with the fitted results. Interestingly, the AgNPs and quartz sand used in this study showed a negative charge in the investigated experimental conditions. Although the reaction between AgNPs and quartz sand was expected to be unfavorable, AgNPs were observed to have been deposited onto the sand surface during the column test. To clarify the mechanism of the deposition of AgNPs even in unfavorable conditions, the interaction energy profiles were calculated based on the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory. From the results, unfavorable interactions were expected in the NP-NP and NP-sand interactions in every condition. It was concluded that the deposition of AgNPs onto the sand surface under the unfavorable conditions in this study was mainly because of the physical roughness of the sand surface. Moreover, this hypothesis was supported by the zone of influence calculation in accordance with IS, the interpretation results of the fractional sand surface coverage in accordance with concentration changes of AgNPs, and series column tests.
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- Myunghee Lim
- Environmental Fate and Exposure Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jinju, Republic of Korea
- Yeosu Joint Inter Agency Chemical Emergency Preparedness Center, 10, Jungheung 2-ro, Yeosu-si, Jeollanamdo, 59615, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Fate and Exposure Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Fate and Exposure Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea.
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- Environmental Fate and Exposure Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
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Qian X, Ma J, Weng L, Chen Y, Ren Z, Li Y. Influence of agricultural organic inputs and their aging on the transport of ferrihydrite nanoparticles: From enhancement to inhibition. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 719:137440. [PMID: 32135331 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Organic matter effectively regulates nanoparticles transport. However, little is known about the effect of agricultural organic inputs on the transport of ferrihydrite nanoparticles (FHNPs) during aging. In this study, columns were filled with sand mixed with varying proportions of pristine, water-processing, or alkali-processing biochar or swine manure and used to simulate the release of organic matter and changes in surface roughness of sand grains during field aging. The influence of these factors on FHNPs transport was investigated using column experiments. The dissolved organic matter (DOM) (0.008-24.8 mg L-1) released from agricultural organic inputs decreased the zeta potential of the FHNPs from 30.8 mV to 14.6--48.9 mV and further caused electrostatic repulsion, osmotic repulsion, and elastic-steric repulsion between FHNPs and mixed sand, thus enhancing FHNPs transport. Ferrihydrite nanoparticles transport increased with increasing content of biochar and swine manure due to the increased amount of DOM. However, with the presence of organic inputs, surface roughness up to a certain degree (the increase in specific surface area up to 4.6 m2) became the dominant inhibition factor affecting FHNPs transport. After DOM release, agricultural organic inputs decreased the enhancement of FHNPs transport; with the increase input, their rougher surface gradually increased inhibition of FHNPs transport. The strongest FHNPs retention in the alkali-processing biochar (0.2-10%) or swine manure (1-2%) mixed sand columns indicated that fully aged agricultural organic inputs strongly inhibited FHNPs transport. Our findings provided novel insights into the critical influence of agricultural organic inputs and their aging on FHNPs transport, which changed gradually from enhancement to inhibition gradually.
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- Xiaoyan Qian
- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Department of Soil Quality, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-Product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Gong L, Shi S, Lv N, Xu W, Ye Z, Gao B, O'Carroll DM, He F. Sulfidation enhances stability and mobility of carboxymethyl cellulose stabilized nanoscale zero-valent iron in saturated porous media. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 718:137427. [PMID: 32105934 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sulfidation can enhance the reactivity and longevity of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI), but little is known about its effect on the fate and transport of nZVI in saturated porous media. This work compared the stability and mobility of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) stabilized nZVI (CMC-nZVI) and sulfidated nZVI (CMC-S-nZVI) particles in saturated porous media. After sulfidation, the hydrodynamic size of CMC-S-nZVI was 100-150 nm larger than CMC-nZVI due to enhanced adsorption of CMC onto the S-nZVI surface, which was facilitated by the bidentate bridging interaction between CMC and the FeSx phase on S-nZVI. Of note is that they had a similar core size and zeta potential. In comparison to CMC-nZVI, CMC-S-nZVI exhibited less physical settling (0-5% vs. 5-73%) and chemical dissolution (2-10% vs. 3-27%) within 55 min under the same ionic conditions (Na+, K+ < 200 mM; Al3+ < 0.75 mM). Column breakthrough experiments showed that both CMC-S-nZVI and CMC-nZVI had relatively high mobility in saturated porous media. However, CMC-S-nZVI exhibited greater breakthrough (C/C0 = 0.57-1.0) and corresponding greater mass recovery rates than the corresponding CMC-nZVI (C/C0 = 0.44-1.0) under most of the experimental conditions (e.g., different ion type and concentration, flow rate, and input concentration). The fitted colloid filtration theory model was in good agreement with experiments. This work suggests that in addition to the significant reactivity and longevity improvements demonstrated in other studies, CMC-S-nZVI is also more mobile than CMC-nZVI suggesting that CMC-S-nZVI has many of the characteristics favorable for field application.
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- Li Gong
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Connected Water Initiative, University of New South Wales, Manly Vale, New South Wales 2093, Australia
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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A Large-Scale 3D Study on Transport of Humic Acid-Coated Goethite Nanoparticles for Aquifer Remediation. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12041207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Humic acid-coated goethite nanoparticles (HA-GoeNPs) have been recently proposed as an effective reagent for the in situ nanoremediation of contaminated aquifers. However, the effective dosage of these particles has been studied only at laboratory scale to date. This study investigates the possibility of using HA-GoeNPs in remediation of real field sites by mimicking the injection and transport of HA-GoeNPs under realistic conditions. To this purpose, a three-dimensional (3D) transport experiment was conducted in a large-scale container representing a heterogeneous unconfined aquifer. Monitoring data, including particle size distribution, total iron (Fetot) content and turbidity measurements, revealed a good subsurface mobility of the HA-GoeNP suspension, especially within the higher permeability zones. A radius of influence of 2 m was achieved, proving that HA-GoeNPs delivery is feasible for aquifer restoration. A flow and transport model of the container was built using the numerical code Micro and Nanoparticle transport Model in 3D geometries (MNM3D) to predict the particle behavior during the experiment. The agreement between modeling and experimental results validated the capability of the model to reproduce the HA-GoeNP transport in a 3D heterogeneous aquifer. Such result confirms MNM3D as a valuable tool to support the design of field-scale applications of goethite-based nanoremediation.
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Li Y, Ahmadi A, Omari A, Pu H. Three-dimensional microscale simulation of colloidal particle transport and deposition in chemically heterogeneous capillary tubes. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Beryani A, Alavi Moghaddam MR, Tosco T, Bianco C, Hosseini SM, Kowsari E, Sethi R. Key factors affecting graphene oxide transport in saturated porous media. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 698:134224. [PMID: 31493572 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study focuses on the transport in porous media of graphene oxide nanoparticles (GONP) under conditions similar to those applied in the generation of in-situ reactive zones for groundwater remediation (i.e. GO concentration of few tens of mg/l, stable suspension in alkaline solution). The experimental tests evaluated the influence on GO transport of three key factors, namely particle size (300-1200 nm), concentration (10-50 mg/L), and sand size (coarse to fine). Three sources of GONP were considered (two commercial and one synthesized in the laboratory). Particles were stably dispersed in water at pH 8.5 and showed a good mobility in the porous medium under all experimental conditions: after injection of 5 pore volumes and flushing, the highest recovery was around 90%, the lowest around 30% (only for largest particles in fine sand). The particle size was by far the most impacting parameter, with increasing mobility with decreasing size, even if sand size and particle concentration were also relevant. The source of GONP showed a minor impact on the mobility. The transport test data were successfully modeled using the advection-dispersion-deposition equations typically applied for spherical colloids. Experimental and modeling results suggested that GONP, under the explored conditions, are retained due to both blocking and straining, the latter being relevant only for large particles and/or fine sand. The findings of this study play a key role in the development of an in-situ groundwater remediation technology based on the injection of GONP for contaminant degradation or sorption. Despite their peculiar shape, GONP behavior in porous media is comparable with spherical colloids, which have been more studied by far. In particular, the possibility of modeling GONP transport using existing models ensures that they can be applied also for the design of field-scale injections of GONP, similarly to other particles already used in nanoremediation.
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- Ali Beryani
- Civil & Environmental Engineering Department (CEE), Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Hafez Ave., 424, 15875-4413 Tehran, Iran
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- Civil & Environmental Engineering Department (CEE), Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Hafez Ave., 424, 15875-4413 Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24. 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24. 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Physical Geography Department, University of Tehran, 16th Azar St., Enghelab Sq, 14155-6465 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Hafez Ave., 424, 15875-4413 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24. 10129 Torino, Italy
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Wu H, Fang H, Xu C, Ye J, Cai Q, Shi J. Transport and retention of copper oxide nanoparticles under unfavorable deposition conditions caused by repulsive van der Waals force in saturated porous media. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 256:113400. [PMID: 31662262 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Currently, copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) have been widely used in industry, manufacturing and agriculture. The transport and retention of CuO NPs are vital to understanding the fate as well as the life cycle of CuO NPs in the environment. This study systematically investigates the transport and retention of CuO NPs in saturated porous media, and the experimental results were explained by the CFT and DLVO theory. The van der Waals force between CuO NPs and collector was repulsive, resulting in the unfavorable deposition condition. Column experiments were conducted with saturated quartz sand under environmentally relevant pH (6, 8, 9), ionic strength (IS, 1, 10, 50 mM), and humic acid (HA, 0.1-10 mg-C/mL). Experimental results show that the breakthrough curves (BCTs) were affected by different pH and IS. Under pH 6 and 9, the mobility of CuO NPs was enhanced by high IS while the mobility was inhibited by high IS under pH 8. The mobility of CuO NPs was enhanced by humic acid and the effect was best at 0.5 mg-C/mL HA. The experimental results were successfully explained by CFT and DLVO theory, the main mechanisms were aggregation of CuO NPs, interaction energy and collision between CuO NPs and collector. In general, these findings can improve our understanding of the transport and retention of CuO NPs in subsurface environments, and suggest pH, IS, HA may be key factors governing mobility and stability of CuO NPs in natural environment.
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- Hanxin Wu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Beijing GeoEnviron Engineering & Technology, lnc, Beijing 100089, China
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- Zhejiang Bestwa Environmental Protection Science and Technology Company Limited, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Liu J, Louie SM, Pham C, Dai C, Liang D, Hu Y. Aggregation of ferrihydrite nanoparticles: Effects of pH, electrolytes,and organics. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 172:552-560. [PMID: 30856401 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To better understand the fate and transport of ferrihydrite nanoparticles (FNPs), which carry many contaminants in natural and engineered aquatic environments, the aggregation of FNPs was systematically investigated in this study. The pH isoelectric point (pHIEP), surface zeta potential, and particle size evolutions of FNPs were measured under varied aqueous conditions using dynamic light scattering (DLS). The influence of pH (5.0 ± 0.1 and 7.0 ± 0.1), ionic strength (IS), electrolytes (NaCl, CaCl2 and Na2SO4), and organics (humic acid, fulvic acid and CH3COONa) on the aggregation behaviors of FNPs were explored. Meanwhile, Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory was employed to better understand the controlling mechanisms of FNP aggregation. In the presence of sulfate, the surface charge of FNPs was neutralized under varied pH and ionic strength due to ion adsorption and FNPs phase transformation to schwertmannite based on FT-IR results. This phase transformation resulted in rapid aggregation in all water chemistries tested, whereas other salt species affected the aggregation primarily by ion adsorption and charge screening. Presence of increasing concentrations of the organic acids significantly shifted the pHIEP of FNPs (7.0 ± 0.2) to lower pH (< 4.0) due to adsorption of organics on FNPs surfaces making them negatively charged. The adsorption of HA/FA inhibited FNP aggregation significantly while CH3COONa did not, due to different effects on steric and/or electrosteric interactions among FNPs by organics with varied pKa values and molecular weights. After accounting for the important effects of pH, electrolytes, and organics in modifying FNPs' surface charge, DLVO calculations agreed well with measured critical coagulation concentrations (CCC) values of FNPs at both pH 5.0 ± 0.1 and 7.0 ± 0.1 in the presence of NaCl. This study will hence be useful to better predict and control the fate and transport of FNPs in the presence of electrolytes and organics with different molecular weights, as well as the fate of the associated contaminants in natural and engineered systems.
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- Juanjuan Liu
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, United States
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, United States.
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He L, Xie L, Wang D, Li W, Fortner JD, Li Q, Duan Y, Shi Z, Liao P, Liu C. Elucidating the Role of Sulfide on the Stability of Ferrihydrite Colloids under Anoxic Conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:4173-4184. [PMID: 30870594 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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While the reaction mechanisms between ferrihydrite and sulfide are well-documented, the role of redox reactions on the particle-particle stability of ferrihydrite colloids is largely overlooked. Such reactions are critical for a number of (bio)geochemical processes governing ferrihydrite-based colloid processing and their associated role in nutrient and contaminant subsurface dynamics. Taking a fundamental colloid chemistry approach, along with a complementary suite of characterization techniques, here, we explore the stability mechanisms of ferrihydrite colloids over a wide range of environmentally relevant sulfide concentrations at pH 6.0. Results show that sulfide lowered the stability of both ferrihydrite colloids in a concentration-dependent fashion. At lower sulfide concentrations (15.6-62.5 μM), ferrihydrite colloids are apparently stable, but their critical coagulation concentration (CCC) in NaCl linearly decreases with increasing sulfide concentration. This is attributed to the formation of negatively charged elemental sulfur (S(0)) nanoparticles on the surfaces of positively charged ferrihydrite, intensifying the electrostatic attractions between oppositely charged regions on adjacent ferrihydrite surfaces. Further increasing sulfide concentration generates more S(0) attaching to the ferrihydrite surface. This results in effective surface charge neutralization and then subsequent charge reversal, leading to extensive aggregation of ferrihydrite (core) colloids. Interestingly, for the ferrihydrite colloids with higher hydrodynamic diameter, aggregation rates linearly decreases with increasing sulfide concentration from 156.3 to 312.5 μM, which is likely due to the formation of substantial amounts of negatively charged S(0) and FeS. Findings highlight the significance of sulfidation products in controlling the stability of ferrihydrite colloids in sulfidic environments.
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- Leiyu He
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , 518055 , P. R. China
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- Department of Physics , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , 518055 , P. R. China
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- National Research Council Resident Research Associate , United States Environmental Protection Agency , Ada , Oklahoma 74820 , United States
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Washington University in St. Louis , St. Louis , Missouri 63130 , United States
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Washington University in St. Louis , St. Louis , Missouri 63130 , United States
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , 518055 , P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , 518055 , P. R. China
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- School of Environment and Energy , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou , Guangdong 510006 , P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , 518055 , P. R. China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen , 518055 , P. R. China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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Chen Y, Ma J, Li Y, Weng L. Enhanced cadmium immobilization in saturated media by gradual stabilization of goethite in the presence of humic acid with increasing pH. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 648:358-366. [PMID: 30121035 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Goethite (Gt) and humic acid (HA) are important components of soil that significantly affect Cd mobility. In this study, the co-transport of Cd2+ and Gt with/without HA in saturated sand columns was investigated by monitoring the breakthrough curves at different pH values. A solute transport model was used to study Cd2+ transport and retention in the saturated sand in the presence of Gt and HA, and a colloid transport model was used to describe the Gt colloid (GtC) transport in the columns. Our results showed that the transport behaviors of Cd2+ and Gt colloids/aggregates were regulated by pH. Cadmium transport was significantly inhibited at high pH due to its adsorption on the sand and Gt. Moreover, Gt retention was gradually stabilized with increasing pH regardless of its forms, i.e., individual colloids (GtC) or larger assemblages of particles due to aggregation (GtA). This retention was obviously enhanced in the presence of HA. Thus, the superposition of increased Cd2+ adsorption on Gt and Gt retention (stabilization) enhanced the immobilization of Cd2+ at high pH. In addition to stabilizing Gt, HA further enhance Cd2+ adsorption on Gt, thus promoting Cd2+ immobilization. However, only a small amount of organic-matter-bound Cd2+ was observed in the columns with injected HA. The major fractions of retained Cd2+ were exchangeable Cd2+ and Fe-oxide-bound Cd2+. Our results provide new insights into the roles of Gt and HA in the transport and mobilization of Cd2+ in soil-groundwater systems.
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- Yali Chen
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, China; College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, China; College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, China.
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Li X, Zhang W, Qin Y, Ma T, Zhou J, Du S. Fe-colloid cotransport through saturated porous media under different hydrochemical and hydrodynamic conditions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 647:494-506. [PMID: 30086501 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To investigate the effect of different colloids on Fe migration in saturated porous media under different hydrochemical and hydrodynamic conditions, experiments were performed using colloidal silicon (inorganic) and colloidal humic acid (HA, organic), which are representative of the colloids in groundwater. Transport of Fe with and without colloid was investigated by column experiments using various porous media, colloid concentrations, ionic strengths (ISs), cation valences, and flow rates. The results show that colloidal silicon promotes and colloidal HA inhibits Fe transport, which is mainly because of their different bonding ratio, bonding modes with Fe and opposite surface charges between Fe-colloidal silicon and Fe-colloidal HA. Almost 100% of HA binds to Fe through the deprotonated functional groups, whereas only 13.3% of colloidal silicon binds to Fe, which is by electrostatic forces. Cotransport is also dependent on the hydrochemical and hydrodynamic conditions. For the Fe-colloidal silicon system, increasing the colloid concentration and flow rate, and decreasing the IS enhances Fe transport. Compared with colloidal silicon concentration = 10 mg/L, flow rate = 0.25 mL/min, and IS = 0.05 with CaCl2, a higher colloidal silicon concentration (20 mg/L), a higher flow rate (0.50 mL/min), and a lower IS (<0.0005 M) increase Fe recovery by 1.69%, 94.49% and 38.92%, respectively. Fe migration is also different in different porous media. For the Fe-colloidal HA system, Fe recovery decreases by 81.46% as the colloidal HA concentration increases from 0 to 20 mg/L. The type of porous medium and flow rate conditions have the same effects on Fe-colloidal HA transport as for colloidal silicon, although the electrical conditions have the opposite effect. With increasing IS, Fe-colloidal HA transport is enhanced because of competitive adsorption of the cations and Fe to colloidal HA and the porous medium.
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- Xiaofei Li
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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Carstens JF, Bachmann J, Neuweiler I. A new approach to determine the relative importance of DLVO and non-DLVO colloid retention mechanisms in porous media. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ma J, Guo H, Weng L, Li Y, Lei M, Chen Y. Distinct effect of humic acid on ferrihydrite colloid-facilitated transport of arsenic in saturated media at different pH. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 212:794-801. [PMID: 30189406 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.08.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Both humic acid and arsenic (As) have a strong affinity to ferrihydrite colloids (FHC). However, little is known about effects of humic acid colloid (HAC) and FHC interaction on transport and deposition of As in porous media. Co-transport of HAC-FHC and As at different pH was systematically investigated by monitoring their breakthrough curves (BTCs) in saturated sand columns. Colloid and solute transport models were used to reveal mechanisms of As transport with HAC-FHC in porous media. Results showed that HAC-FHC regulated As transport. Under neutral pH conditions, As transport was facilitated by FHC loading small chain-shaped HAC, while it was slightly retarded by FHC loading granular HAC. Under alkaline conditions, HAC was chain-shaped and coupled with FHC to facilitate As transport. However, mobile colloid-adsorbed As was less evident due to relatively low adsorption on FHC under alkaline pH in comparison with the transport under neutral pH. The presence of HAC occupied adsorption sites on FHC and thus decreased As adsorption. Arsenic adsorption on mobile FHC decreased with increasing HAC concentration. Therefore, HAC had an antagonistic effect on mixed colloid-facilitated As transport at neutral and alkaline conditions. Arsenic was readily co-deposited with FHC, especially at low pH. This study suggested that morphology and concentration of HAC, mobility of FHC, and solution pH would control As transport in porous media. The fate of As changed from co-transport with HAC-FHC to co-deposition when environmental pH decreased.
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- Jie Ma
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation & Environment Evolution & School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation & Environment Evolution & School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, PR China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, PR China
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Luciano A, Mancini G, Torretta V, Viotti P. An empirical model for the evaluation of the dissolution rate from a DNAPL-contaminated area. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:33992-34004. [PMID: 30280338 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3193-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This paper investigates dynamic variation in the morphologic distribution of dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs), which take into account the coupled mass transfer. Experiments were carried out in a 2D tank representing a reconstructed aquifer model. DNAPL dissolution rates were investigated over a wide range of DNAPL saturations, several source configurations, and different hydraulic conditions. Morphometric indexes are presented that take into consideration further factors affecting the dissolution process. Local information regarding transport parameters related to the characteristics of the medium was obtained through a neural network and an optimization algorithm applied to experimental tracer tests. The history of DNAPL source architecture, in terms of saturation, indentation grade, and orientation, was determined by image analysis. Dissolved concentrations were registered and mass transfer rate coefficients were obtained for a wide range of source-zone configurations. A statistical analysis was performed to develop a constitutive equation that is descriptive of the mass transfer rate as a function of source-zone metric characteristics. A new empirical dissolution model using the proposed morphometric parameters is presented and compared with other models. The mass transfer correlation reported incorporates morphometric parameters and considers the complex and variable architecture of non-miscible contaminants. The proposed correlation can be used for an initial assessment of non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) dissolution rates over a wide range of saturation (residual and non-residual) conditions and different aqueous phase velocities within the NAPL source zone.
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- Antonella Luciano
- Department for Sustainability, ENEA-Italian National Agency for the New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development-Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese 301, I 00123, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Electrıcal Electronıc and Computer Engıneerıng, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, I 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, via GB Vico 46, I-21100, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, I-00184, Rome, Italy
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Li B, Zhang C, Li Y, Wen C, Dong J, Yao M, Ren L. One-dimensional experimental investigation and simulation on the transport characteristics of heterogeneous colloidal Mg(OH) 2 in saturated porous media. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2018; 218:34-43. [PMID: 30361117 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Recent laboratory studies have shown the injection of colloidal Mg(OH)2 could provide an effective and low cost alternative as a long term pH buffering system. In this study, Mg(OH)2 was modified by Tween 80 and SDS and the modified suspension had the properties of high stability, small particle size (the average particle diameter D50 was smaller than 1 μm) and negative charge (zeta potential = -14.26 mV at pH = 10.54). All of these properties demonstrated that colloidal Mg(OH)2 may have satisfactory transport performance in porous media. However, colloidal Mg(OH)2 is heterogeneous colloids with a high concentration, the transport performance in porous media is significantly different from homogeneous colloids, and the model simulation is relatively complex. To solve these problems, method of calculus combined with colloid filtration theory (CFT), T-E equation and modified Maxwell theory was used to simulate the transport performance of high concentration of Mg(OH)2 colloids. Results indicated that the observed experimental results matched well with the model simulations. Hydrodynamic force, DLVO attractive force and colloid diffusion are the major factors controlling the migration of colloidal Mg(OH)2 in porous media and could quantitatively describe the influence of injection velocity, porous media size and ionic strength on colloidal Mg(OH)2 transport properties by model calculation.
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- Bowen Li
- Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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- Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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Influence of Proteins on Transport of Ferrihydrite Particles Formed during Recharge of Groundwater Containing Fe with Reclaimed Water. WATER 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/w10101329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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When reclaimed water was recharged into groundwater containing a low content of ferrous iron, Fe-rich particles were generated and started to transport into the porous medium. X-ray powder diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy analysis showed that the generated Fe-rich particles were in a poorly crystallized ferrihydrite phase. After the formation of ferrihydrite particles, the mass loss of contaminants was calculated, which was 88.2% for Al, 93.3% for Zn, and 41.6% for chemical oxygen demand (COD). Protein-like compounds were predominant in the removed COD. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was used as a model to investigate the effect of proteins on the transport of ferrihydrite particles in porous medium. Results showed that the attachment efficiency of ferrihydrite particles on the porous medium decreased from 100% to 75% with the increase of BSA concentration from 10 mg/L to 100 mg/L. BSA was attached to the surface of ferrihydrite particles via electrostatic adsorption. Thus, the zeta potential of ferrihydrite particles changed from positive to negative, and the particles became less aggregated, thereby enhancing particle mobility. This observation provided evidence that protein residues in reclaimed water enhance the transport of Fe-rich particles in saturated porous medium.
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Chen C, Shang J, Zheng X, Zhao K, Yan C, Sharma P, Liu K. Effect of physicochemical factors on transport and retention of graphene oxide in saturated media. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 236:168-176. [PMID: 29414337 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fate and transport of graphene oxide (GO) have received much attention recently with the increase of GO applications. This study investigated the effect of salt concentration on the transport and retention behavior of GO particles in heterogeneous saturated porous media. Transport experiments were conducted in NaCl solutions with three concentrations (1, 20, and 50 mM) using six structurally packed columns (two homogeneous and four heterogeneous) which were made of fine and coarse grains. The results showed that GO particles had high mobility in all the homogeneous and heterogeneous columns when solution ionic strength (IS) was low. When IS was high, GO particles showed distinct transport ability in six structurally heterogeneous porous media. In homogeneous columns, decreasing ionic strength and increasing grain size increased the mobility of GO. For the column containing coarse-grained channel, the preferential flow path resulted in an early breakthrough of GO, and further larger contact area between coarse and fine grains caused a lower breakthrough peak and a stronger tailing at different IS. In the layered column, there was significant GO retention at coarse-fine grain interface where water flowed from coarse grain to fine grain. Our results indicated that the fate and transport of GO particles in the natural heterogeneous porous media was highly related to the coupled effect of medium structure and salt solution concentration.
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- Chong Chen
- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment Studies, Nalanda University, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar, India
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- Dep. of Grassland Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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Li Y, Ahmadi A, Omari A, Pu H. Three-dimensional microscale simulation of colloidal particle transport and deposition in model porous media with converging/diverging geometries. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ma J, Guo H, Lei M, Li Y, Weng L, Chen Y, Ma Y, Deng Y, Feng X, Xiu W. Enhanced transport of ferrihydrite colloid by chain-shaped humic acid colloid in saturated porous media. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 621:1581-1590. [PMID: 29054659 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Both humic acid and colloid particle size effectively regulate colloid transport. However, little is known about effect of particle size and configuration of humic acid colloid (HAcolloid) on enhanced-transport of ferrihydrite colloid (FHcolloid) in porous media. Co-transport of HAcolloid and FHcolloid at different pH was systematically investigated by monitoring breakthrough curves (BTCs) in saturated sand columns. The colloid transport model and the (X)DLVO theory were used to reveal the mechanism of HAcolloid-enhanced FHcolloid transport in the columns. Results showed that HAcolloid enhanced FHcolloid transport in neutral and alkaline conditions. In neutral conditions, small HAcolloid (F-HAcolloid) with chain-shaped structure enhanced FHcolloid transport more prominently than pristine granular HAcolloid. The chain-shaped F-HAcolloid caused osmotic repulsion and elastic-steric repulsion between colloids and sand, leading to enhanced transport. However, the granular HAcolloid readily occurred as deposition due to attachment and straining, which decreased the enhanced transport of FHcolloid. In alkaline conditions, both HAcolloid and F-HAcolloid were chain-shaped, with longer chains of HAcolloid than F-HAcolloid. Ferrihydrite colloid transport was enhanced by HAcolloid more significantly than F-HAcolloid due to stronger repulsion between mixed HAcolloid-FHcolloid and sand. It suggested that regulation of particle size and morphology of HAcolloid would enhance FHcolloid transport and further help in understanding FHcolloid-facilitated contaminants transport in porous media.
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- Jie Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, PR China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, PR China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, PR China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, PR China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, PR China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
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Cohen M, Weisbrod N. Transport of iron nanoparticles through natural discrete fractures. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 129:375-383. [PMID: 29174827 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The transport of nano scale iron particles (NIP) in fractures is of concern for remediation of both fractured aquifers and porous aquifers when hydro-fracking and flow in preferential pathways takes place. In this study the transport of various NIP in a natural discrete fractured chalk core was investigated and their mass recoveries calculated. Four different types of NIP were tested and characterized in two ionic strength (IS) solutions at a particle concentration of 100-200 mg/l. The effect of IS, stability (sedimentation rate), particle size, solution viscosity and stabilizer were studied. NIP stability ranged from 1 to 100% following 120 min of stability tests and recoveries ranged from about 6 to 69%. The stabilizer type and concentration were shown to have significant role in NIP recoveries, especially at increased IS. It was evident that gravitational stability is the most crucial factor dominating transport of NIP. Accordingly, stability tests were shown to be a reliable indicator of NIP mobility. The high recoveries of some NIP tested, combined with the lack of clogging effect illustrates the enhanced mobility of NIP in fractures. The wide range of recoveries indicates NIP transport manipulation potential in such media. We therefore suggest that application of NIP in contaminated fractures has considerable potential as a remediation measure. In order to achieve NIP distribution in the aquifer while avoiding leakage to the environment, NIP stabilizer concentration should be adjusted according to the site-specific hydrogeochemical properties of the contaminated media.
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- Meirav Cohen
- The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
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- The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
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Yao C, Wang D, Wang J, Hou J, Lei G, Steenhuis TS. Effect of Ionic Strength on the Transport and Retention of Polyacrylamide Microspheres in Reservoir Water Shutoff Treatment. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Chuanjin Yao
- Department
of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, China
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- Department
of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Carstens JF, Bachmann J, Neuweiler I. Effects of flow interruption on transport and retention of iron oxide colloids in quartz sand. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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