Dibutyl phthalate adsorption characteristics using three common substrates in aqueous solutions

doi:10.1007/s11783-019-1205-5

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2020, Vol. 14

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Dibutyl phthalate adsorption characteristics using three common substrates in aqueous solutions

Tiancui Li^1,², Yaocheng Fan^1,², Deshou Cun^1,², Yanran Dai¹, Wei Liang¹(

)

¹. State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
². University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China

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Abstract

• DBP adsorption was tested using three kinds of substrates in constructed wetlands.

• The DBP adsorption capacity followed the order: steel slag>gravel>shell sand.

• High temperatures increased the DBP adsorption capacity in the substrates.

• DOM consistently inhibited the DBP adsorption onto steel slag and gravel.

In recent years, the presence and adverse impacts of phthalic acid esters in aquatic environments have gained increasing attention. This work investigated the adsorption behavior of a typical phthalic acid ester, dibutyl phthalate (DBP), onto steel slag, gravel, and shell sand (substrates commonly used in constructed wetlands). The influence of dissolved organic matter (DOM) on DBP adsorption was investigated using humic acid as a proxy for DOM. The results demonstrated that the adsorption of DBP to three substrates reached equilibrium within 96 h, and the adsorption kinetics were well fitted by a pseudo-second-order model. The DBP adsorption isotherms were best fitted by the Langmuir adsorption model. The DBP adsorption capacity decreased in the order of steel slag>gravel>shell sand, with values of 656 mg/kg, 598 mg/kg, and 6.62 mg/kg at 25°C, respectively. DBP adsorbed to the surface of all substrates in a monolayer via an endothermic process. The DBP adsorption capacities of steel slag and gravel decreased as the DOM content increased. The DBP adsorption mechanisms to steel slag and gravel mainly involved the surface coordination of DBP with –OH or –COOH groups and electrostatic interactions. The results of this work suggest that steel slag and gravel may be ideal substrates for use in constructed wetlands to treat wastewater polluted with DBP.

Keywords Adsorption Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) Dissolved organic matter Substrates

Corresponding Author(s): Wei Liang

Issue Date: 27 December 2019

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Tiancui Li,Yaocheng Fan,Deshou Cun, et al. Dibutyl phthalate adsorption characteristics using three common substrates in aqueous solutions[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2020, 14(2): 26.

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Fig.1 N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms of steel slag (a), gravel (b), and shell sand (c).

Tab.1 BET surface areas and pore volumes of three substrates

Fig.2 FTIR spectra of dibutyl phthalate before and after adsorption to steel slag (a), gravel (b), and shell sand (c).

Fig.3 Kinetics data for the adsorption of dibutyl phthalate onto (a) steel slag (black line), gravel (red line), and (b) shell sand at 25°C at an initial dibutyl phthalate concentration of 5 mg/L (error bars represent the standard deviation of three replicates).

Tab.2 Kinetics parameters of dibutyl phthalate adsorption onto steel slag, gravel, and shell sand

Fig.4 Adsorption isotherms of dibutyl phthalate onto steel slag (black line) and gravel (red line) at (a) 10°C, (b) 25°C, and (c) 40°C. (d) The adsorption of dibutyl phthalate onto shell sand at 10°C (black line), 25°C (red line), and 40°C (blue line). The contact time was 120 h (error bars represent the standard deviation of three replicates).

Tab.3 Isotherm parameters of dibutyl phthalate adsorption onto steel slag, gravel, and shell sand

Tab.4 Comparison of the adsorbents used in this study with other adsorbents reported for the removal of PAEs

Fig.5 The effects of humic acid on removal efficiencies of dibutyl phthalate onto steel slag (a) and gravel (b) (error bars represent the standard deviation of three replicates).

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