Microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments: aggregation, deposition, and enhanced contaminant transport

OS Alimi, J Farner Budarz, LM Hernandez… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Plastic litter is widely acknowledged as a global environmental threat, and poor
management and disposal lead to increasing levels in the environment. Of recent concern is …

A review of microplastics aggregation in aquatic environment: Influence factors, analytical methods, and environmental implications

X Wang, N Bolan, DCW Tsang, B Sarkar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large amount of plastic waste released into natural waters and their demonstrated toxicity
have made the transformation of microplastics (MPs;< 5 mm) and nanoplastics (NPs;< 100 …

The Hofmeister series: Specific ion effects in aqueous polymer solutions

SZ Moghaddam, E Thormann - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
Specific ion effects in aqueous polymer solutions have been under active investigation over
the past few decades. The current state-of-the-art research is primarily focused on the …

Aggregation and stability of sulfate-modified polystyrene nanoplastics in synthetic and natural waters

J Wang, X Zhao, A Wu, Z Tang, L Niu, F Wu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs) are becoming emerging pollutants of global concern. Understanding the
environmental behavior of NPs is crucial for their environmental and human risk …

Experimental application of a zero-point charge based on pH as a simple indicator of microplastic particle aggregation

MH Jang, MS Kim, M Han, DH Kwak - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Micro/nanoplastics–a useful but threatening material–continuously require fundamental
research on its behaviors and properties for aggregation. Zeta potential (ζ) has been using …

Adsorption/desorption of mercury (II) by artificially weathered microplastics: Kinetics, isotherms, and influencing factors

Z Gao, JV Cizdziel, K Wontor, BS Olubusoye - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
While both mercury (Hg) and microplastics (MPs) are well-studied global pollutants,
comparatively little is known about the interactions between them and the mobilization of Hg …

Effects of temperature and particle concentration on aggregation of nanoplastics in freshwater and seawater

CH Lee, JKH Fang - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics have become a significant environmental problem worldwide. Compared with
microplastics, nanoplastics are apparently more abundant and harmful but their …

Towards nanoscale electrical measurements in liquid by advanced KPFM techniques: a review

L Collins, JI Kilpatrick, SV Kalinin… - Reports on Progress in …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Fundamental mechanisms of energy storage, corrosion, sensing, and multiple biological
functionalities are directly coupled to electrical processes and ionic dynamics at solid–liquid …

Ion specific effects on the stability of layered double hydroxide colloids

M Pavlovic, R Huber, M Adok-Sipiczki, C Nardin… - Soft Matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Positively charged layered double hydroxide particles composed of Mg2+ and Al3+ layer-
forming cations and NO3− charge compensating anions (MgAl–NO3-LDH) were …

Forces between colloidal particles in aqueous solutions containing monovalent and multivalent ions

G Trefalt, T Palberg, M Borkovec - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present article provides an overview of the recent progress in the direct force
measurements between individual pairs of colloidal particles in aqueous salt solutions …