Sorption and desorption of phenanthrene on biodegradable poly(butylene adipate co-terephtalate) microplastics

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 215; pp. 25 - 32
• Main Authors: Zuo, Lin-Zi, Li, Heng-Xiang, Lin, Lang, Sun, Yu-Xin, Diao, Zeng-Hui, Liu, Shan, Zhang, Zong-Yao, Xu, Xiang-Rong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Adsorption; biodegradability; Biodegradable microplastics; copper; crystallization; Desorption; hydrochemistry; microplastics; organic matter; PBAT; Phenanthrene; phenanthrenes; Phenanthrenes - chemistry; Phenanthrenes - isolation & purification; Plastics - chemistry; pollutants; Polyesters - chemistry; polystyrenes; salinity; Sorption; surface area; Vector; Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - isolation & purification; Sorption; PBAT; Phenanthrene; Desorption; Biodegradable microplastics; Vector

Biodegradable plastics, as alternatives to conventional plastics, are increasingly used, but their interactions with organic pollutants are still unknown. In this study, the sorption and desorption behaviors on a type of biodegradable plastic−poly(butylene adipate co-terephtalate) (PBAT) were invest...