NanoSorb Sorption to engineered nanomaterials and its impact on the bioavailability/toxicity of fossil fuel-derived hydrocarbons to aquatic organisms Andy Booth , Berit Glomstad , Jingfu Liu, Mohai Shen, Dag Altin, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Florian Zindler RCEES Research Center for Eco- Environmental Sciences Materials and Chemistry 1
Goals Study how CNT properties affect the adsorption of organic Understand how carbon nanomaterial physicochemical pollutants properties influence fate in aqueous environments Investigate how the bioavailability and toxicity of organic Determine the influence of environmental parameters on pollutants are affected by the presence of CNTs carbon nanomaterials behaviour Phenanthrene Materials and Chemistry 2
Carbon nanomatrials (CNTs) Fullerenes 'Buckyball Nanotubes (CNTs) consist clusters' are spherical of rolled up graphite sheets carbon molecules Different diameters and Can vary from C 20 to C 100 surface area, number of with C 60 fullerene the most walls common Different surface chemistry SWCNT MWCNT C 60 Fullerene Materials and Chemistry 3
C 60 aggregation studies C (mmol L -1 ) MW (kD) 1000 100 Na + M f -SRNOM 100 nC 60 30 10 20 MW-dependent stabilization 3 2 Ca 2+ 10 30 M f -SRNOM nC 60 Mg 2+ 100 100 C (mmol L -1 ) Enhanced attachment MW (kD) Effects of molecular weight-dependent physicochemical heterogeneity of natural organic matter on the aggregation of fullerene nanoparticles in mono- and di-valent electrolyte solutions
Molecular Weight Fractions of SRNOM Suwannee River NOM (pristine-SRNOM) 60 Total Mass Recovery 97.0% 57.6% wt% carbon 40 Stepwise separation of SRNOM by Ultrafiltration 20 15.5% 13.0% 7.2% 6.6% 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 < Molecular weight fractions 1 1 - - M 0 3 > - O 0 1 M M 3 M N O O M O R N N O N S R R N R S of SRNOM (M f -SRNOM) S R S S SRNOM type
Preparation and Characterization of nC 60 Dispersion TEM (b) 80 Particle number Gauss Fit of Particle number 60 Particle number 40 20 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Size (nm) DLS Z-average radius Zeta-potential Electrophoretic mobility -3.6 ± 0.1 μmcm /Vs 58.2 ± 0.7 nm 41.2 ± 1.3 mV
Aggregation of nC 60 determined by Time- Resolved DLS Method In the absence of Attachment efficiency ( a ) and Critical Coagulation SRNOMs Concentration (CCC) -1 -1 -1 6.2 mmol L 8.0 mmol L 143 mmol L d R ( t ) 1 h Attachment efficiency k 1 N d t t 0 0 0.1 d R t 1 h 1 k N d t t 0 0 α 0.01 d R t W k 1 h fast NaCl N d t t , fast 0 fast 0 CaCl 2 1E-3 MgCl 2 1 10 100 1000 -1 ) Electrolyte concentration (mmol L
Effect of M f -SRNOM on nC 60 Aggregation 1. In mono-valent electrolyte (NaCl) (a) (b) -1 ; CCC=167 mmol L 1 1 Attachment efficiency Attachment efficiency =0.41 -1 ; CCC=205 mmol L -1 ; =0.084 CCC=234 mmol L =0.49 0.1 0.1 -1 ; CCC=163 mmol L =0.60 -1 ; =0.017 CCC=522 mmol L -1 ; CCC=152 mmol L =0.57 0.01 0.01 no SRNOM no SRNOM SRNOM10-30 pristine-SRNOM SRNOM3-10 SRNOM>100 SRNOM<3 SRNOM30-100 1E-3 1E-3 100 1000 100 1000 -1 ) -1 ) NaCl concentration (mmol L NaCl concentration (mmol L MW of M f -SRNOM , the stabilization of nC 60
Effect of M f -SRNOM on nC 60 Aggregation 2. In di-valent electrolytes MgCl 2 CaCl 2 (a) (a) -1 ; -1 ; =0.35 CCC=9.0 mmol L CCC=16.3 mmol L 1 1 =0.50 Attachment efficiency Attachment efficiency -1 ; CCC=11.2 mmol L =0.78 -1 ; CCC=9.4 mmol L =0.57 -1 ; CCC=25.3 mmol L 0.1 0.1 -1 ; CCC=7.6 mmol L =0.31 =0.71 no SRNOM no SRNOM pristine-SRNOM LOW electrolyte concentration: pristine-SRNOM SRNOM>100 SRNOM>100 SRNOM30-100 SRNOM30-100 MW of M f -SRNOMs , Stabilization of nC 60 . (b) (b) 0.01 0.01 10 100 10 100 1 1 Attachment efficiency Attachment efficiency -1 ; CCC=10.1 mmol L -1 ; CCC=8.2 mmol L TEM =0.78 =0.71 -1 ; CCC=9.1 mmol L -1 ; CCC=7.5 mmol L evidence =0.82 HIGH electrolyte concentration & HIGH MW =0.64 0.1 0.1 -1 ; -1 ; CCC=7.3 mmol L CCC=6.3 mmol L M f -SRNOMs: =0.80 =0.79 no SRNOM no SRNOM SRNOM10-30 Enhanced Attachment of nC 60 SRNOM10-30 SRNOM3-10 SRNOM3-10 SRNOM<3 (through Cation-bridges between NOM SRNOM<3 0.01 0.01 10 100 10 100 molecule and nC 60 ) -1 ) -1 ) CaCl 2 concentration (mmol L MgCl 2 concentration (mmol L
CNT characterization Characterization of CNTs is important to understand the influence of chemical and physical parameters on CNT fate and adsorption behaviour a Measured from TEM images b Given by manufacturer c Calculated by the BET method d Obtained from XPS e Measured on CNTs dispersed in NOM solution Materials and Chemistry 10
CNT fate in the environment CNT dispersion and stability in aqueous phase depend on their chemical and physical properties And on environmental factors – natural organic matter (NOM) 1 0 0 8 % C N T s re m a in in g C o n c e n tra tio n (m g /L ) in d is p e rs io n 6 4 5 0 2 0 S W C N T M W C N T -2 M W C N T -3 M W C N T -O H M W C N T -C O O H 0 0 d a y s 3 d a y s 5 d a y s 7 d a y s 1 0 d a y s 1 4 d a y s Stability of CNT dispersions over time CNT dispersion concentration in algal S W C N T M W C N T -2 M W C N T -3 media (TG201) containing NOM after M W C N T -O H M W C N T -C O O H sonication and 24 h settling Materials and Chemistry 11
Phenanthrene adsorption by CNTs Adsorption capacity 1 0 9 Increasing with increased surface area 1 0 8 Decreasing with increased surface C C N T (µ g /k g ) oxygen content 1 0 7 S W C N T M W C N T -1 5 M W C N T -3 0 1 0 6 M W C N T -O H M W C N T -C O O H 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 C w [µ g /L ] Adsorption isotherms of phenanthrene by CNTs. Dotted lines represent fitting of the Dubinin-Astakhov adsorption model to the experimental data. Materials and Chemistry 12
CNT effect on phenanthrene toxicity to algae Significant reduction in phenanthrene toxicity only seen in the presence of SWCNT Based on measured concentrations of freely dissolved phenanthrene an increase in toxicity observed for all CNTs 5 0 0 6 0 0 E C 5 0 ,m e a s u re d (µg /L ) P henanthrene only E C 5 0 ,to ta l (µg /L ) 5 5 0 4 5 0 S W C N T M W C N T -1 5 5 0 0 4 0 0 M W C N T -3 0 4 5 0 M W C N T -O H 3 5 0 M W C N T -C O O H 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 y T 5 0 H H y T 5 0 H H l 1 3 l N O O 1 3 n N O O - - n - - o C T T - O o C T T - O T T N N W N N e C W N e C N n C C - S n C C - C S T C T e W W e W W r W N r W N h M M C h M M C M t M t n W n W a a M n M n e e h h P P Pseudokirchneriella Phenanthrene adsorbed to CNTs contribute to toxicity – subcapitata still partly bioavailable Materials and Chemistry 13
CNT interaction with algae Contribution to toxicity by adsorbed phenanthrene might be due to the direct contact between CNTs and algae attached to CNT aggregates A slight reduction in algal growth rate was seen in the presence of MWCNT-COOH, probably due to shading by the dark coloured dispersion 1 .6 A v e ra g e g ro w th ra te 100 µm 1 .5 1 .4 T 2 3 H H N - - T T O O C N N - O T W C C C N S W W - C T M M W N C M W M Average growth rate in CNT dispersions compared Microscopy image of P. subcapitata attached to to control (TG201-NOM; dotted line). Error bars and MWCNT-15 (Photo: Dag Altin, Biotrix). shaded area represent standard deviations Materials and Chemistry 14
CNT uptake by Daphnia magna Microscopic imaging showed ingestion of all CNT types by D. magna No feeding Fed algae 48 h exposure only 48 h exposure MWCNT-2 SWCNT 48 h exposure 48 h exposure MWCNT-3 MWCNT-OH MWCNT- 48 h exposure 48 h exposure COOH Light microscopy images of 5-6 d old daphnids 48 h exposure (x40 magnification). exposed to the 5 CNT types. Materials and Chemistry 15
CNT effect on phenanthrene toxicity to Daphnia magna CNT SSA and surface chemistry appear important for their effect on Phen toxicity to D. magna. Free phenanthrene does not account for the observed toxicity P henanthrene O nly (E C 5 0 = 335.4 µ g/L ) P h e n a n th re n e O n ly (E C 50 = 3 2 4 .9 µ g/L ) 100 S W C N T (E C 5 0 = 423.2 µ g/L ) S W C N T (E C 50 = 2 5 7 .5 µ g/L ) 100 Im m obilised D aphnids [% ] M W C N T -2 (E C 5 0 = 347.8 µ g/L ) M W C N T -2 (E C 50 = 2 2 2 .1 µ g/L ) Im m obilised D aphnids [% ] M W C N T -3 (E C 5 0 = 417.9 µ g/L ) M W C N T -3 (E C 50 = 2 2 7 .9 µ g/L ) M W C N T -O H (E C 5 0 = 347.2 µ g/L ) M W C N T -O H (E C 50 = 2 5 0 .0 µ g/L ) M W C N T -C O O H (E C 5 0 = 369.0 µ g/L ) M W C N T -C O O H (E C 50 = 2 5 1 .3 µ g/L ) 50 50 0 0 50 100 300 700 50 100 300 700 C f r e e [µ g un bou nd p henan threne L - 1 ] C n o m in a l [µ g phenanthrene L - 1 ] Indicates a large proportion of Phen adsorbed to CNTs is bioavailable to D. magna through ingestion Materials and Chemistry 16
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