Effect of microplastic on sorption, toxicity, and mineralization of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid ionic liquids.

ABSTRACT: Recently, there has been significant focus on microplastics in the environment, especially regarding their role in sorption-desorption processes of emerging contaminants, impacting pollutant migration between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Notably, the newest pollutants in such environments are the herbicide formulations known as ionic liquids (ILs), which integrate the structure of classic herbicidal anion with surface-active cations acting as an adjuvant. In our study, we synthesized herbicidal ILs by combining 2,4-D anion with cetyltrimethylammonium [CTA] and didecyldimethylammonium [DDA] cations. We investigated whether ILs and the mixture of salts, when exposed to polyethylene (PE) microplastics, differ in properties. We analyzed their sorption on defined PE particles, evaluated

SUBMITTER: Lisiecka N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11599340 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature