Effect of solution chemistry on the adsorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate onto mineral surfaces

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Title: Effect of solution chemistry on the adsorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate onto mineral surfaces
Authors: Craig S. Criddle, Q. Shiang Fu, Chuyang Y. Tang, Dawen Gao, James O. Leckie
Source: Water Research. 44:2654-2662
Publisher Information: Elsevier BV, 2010.
Publication Year: 2010
Subject Terms: Environmental Pollutants - Chemistry, Fluorocarbons, Minerals, Iron Compounds - Chemistry, 0211 other engineering and technologies, Alkanesulfonic Acids - Chemistry, 02 engineering and technology, Silicon Dioxide, 01 natural sciences, Environmental Pollution - Prevention & Control, Alkanesulfonic Acids, Environmental Pollutants, Adsorption, Environmental Pollution, Silicon Dioxide - Chemistry, Iron Compounds, Fluorocarbons - Chemistry, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Description: Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is an emergent contaminant of substantial environmental concerns, yet very limited information has been available on PFOS adsorption onto mineral surfaces. PFOS adsorption onto goethite and silica was investigated by batch adsorption experiments under various solution compositions. Adsorption onto silica was only marginally affected by pH, ionic strength, and calcium concentration, likely due to the dominance of non-electrostatic interactions. In contrast, PFOS uptake by goethite increased significantly at high [H+] and [Ca2+], which was likely due to enhanced electrostatic attraction between the negatively charged PFOS molecules and positively charged goethite surface. The effect of pH was less significant at high ionic strength, likely due to electrical double layer compression. PFOS uptake was reduced at higher ionic strength for a strongly positively charged goethite surface (pH 3), while it increased for a weakly charged surface (pH 7 and 9), which could be attributed to the competition between PFOS-surface electrostatic attraction and PFOS-PFOS electrostatic repulsion. A conceptual model that captures PFOS-surface and PFOS-PFOS electrostatic interactions as well as non-electrostatic interaction was also formulated to understand the effect of solution chemistry on PFOS adsorption onto goethite and silica surfaces.
Document Type: Article
Language: English
ISSN: 0043-1354
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.01.038
Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20172580
https://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20103134042.html
http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/185389
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135410000722
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135410000722
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20172580/
http://hdl.handle.net/10722/185389
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Abstract:Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is an emergent contaminant of substantial environmental concerns, yet very limited information has been available on PFOS adsorption onto mineral surfaces. PFOS adsorption onto goethite and silica was investigated by batch adsorption experiments under various solution compositions. Adsorption onto silica was only marginally affected by pH, ionic strength, and calcium concentration, likely due to the dominance of non-electrostatic interactions. In contrast, PFOS uptake by goethite increased significantly at high [H+] and [Ca2+], which was likely due to enhanced electrostatic attraction between the negatively charged PFOS molecules and positively charged goethite surface. The effect of pH was less significant at high ionic strength, likely due to electrical double layer compression. PFOS uptake was reduced at higher ionic strength for a strongly positively charged goethite surface (pH 3), while it increased for a weakly charged surface (pH 7 and 9), which could be attributed to the competition between PFOS-surface electrostatic attraction and PFOS-PFOS electrostatic repulsion. A conceptual model that captures PFOS-surface and PFOS-PFOS electrostatic interactions as well as non-electrostatic interaction was also formulated to understand the effect of solution chemistry on PFOS adsorption onto goethite and silica surfaces.
ISSN:00431354
DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2010.01.038