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Can Polylactic Acid (PLA) Act as an Important Vector for Triclosan?

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  • Zihan Lang

    (College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China)

  • Lidong Xue

    (China National Environmental Monitoring Centre, Beijing 100012, China)

Abstract

Triclosan (TCS) has been widely employed as active ingredient in household products and has received attention for its hepatotoxicity, endocrine disruption and disturbance on immune function. Polylactic acid (PLA) has been highlighted as an alternative biodegradable microplastic, and the knowledge about the adsorption affinity towards TCS is limited. In this study, the ability to act as carrier of TCS by PLA and non-biodegradable microplastics, including polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE) with different particle sizes were explored. The influence factors (e.g., dosage, pH and salinity), adsorption kinetics and isotherms were also investigated. Batch experiment results indicated that the TCS adsorption onto PLA and non-biodegradable microplastics exhibited a pronounced pH-dependent pattern (pH of 4, 7 and 10), and the adsorption capacity decreased gradually as pH increased. Furthermore, the adsorption capacity of TCS on PS, PVC and PE decreased as salinity increased from 0 to 3.5%, while no significant inhibition for the sorption capacity of PLA was observed. The adsorption kinetic data of TCS was best fitted with the pseudo-second order model. The Freundlich model with R 2 (0.999) was suitable to describe the adsorption isotherms of TCS on PLA, while the isotherms data of TCS on PS, PVC and PE was fitted by linear and Freundlich model. The higher adsorption capacity of PLA (38.6 mg g −1 ) compares to those of PS, PVC and PE (31.3, 11.4 and 9.64 mg g −1 , respectively), illustrated by the fact that the physicochemical properties of microplastics have a noticeable impact on adsorption process, and the biodegradable PLA is a stronger vector than the non-biodegradable microplastics.

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  • Zihan Lang & Lidong Xue, 2022. "Can Polylactic Acid (PLA) Act as an Important Vector for Triclosan?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:19:p:12872-:d:937267
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