Korean Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology (광물과 암석)

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Research Possibility of Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance for Polystyrene Nanoplastics Adsorption to SiO2 Surface

수정진동자미세저울을 활용한 폴리스티렌 나노플라스틱의 SiO2 표면흡착 연구 가능성

  • Myeong, Hyeonah (Department of Geology, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kim, Juhyeok (Department of Geology, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Yong (Department of Geology, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kwon, Kideok D. (Department of Geology, Kangwon National University)
  • 명현아 (강원대학교 자연과학대학 지질학과) ;
  • 김주혁 (강원대학교 자연과학대학 지질학과) ;
  • 이진용 (강원대학교 자연과학대학 지질학과) ;
  • 권기덕 (강원대학교 자연과학대학 지질학과)
  • Received : 2021.12.07
  • Accepted : 2021.12.27
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

Findings of microplastics and nanoplastics from diverse natural environments have increased demand for research of the fate and transport of the potentially toxic plastic particles in soils and groundwater. Weathering of microplastics would generate a significant amount of nanoplastics, but nanoplastics research is scarce because of technical difficulties in detecting nanoplastics in environments and analyzing nanoplastics adsorption to mineral surfaces. In the current study, we tested a possibility using quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) for application to nanoplastics adsorption analysis on mineral surfaces. In silica (SiO2)-packed column experiments, a measurable adsorption capacity for polystyrene nanoparticles often requires injection of unrealistically high ionic strengths or concentrated nanoplastic particles. The current test shows that QCM can measure polystyrene nanoplastics adsorbed onto SiO2 surface under the low ionic strengths and nanoplastics concentrations, where typical column experiments cannot. QCM is a promising tool for understanding the interaction between nanoplastics and mineral surfaces and thus transport of nanoplastics in soils and groundwater.

토양과 지하수에서 미세플라스틱과 나노플라스틱이 검출되면서 자연환경에서의 플라스틱 입자에 대한 거동 연구 필요성이 강조되고 있다. 자연환경에서 풍화과정을 통해 생성되는 2차 나노플라스틱은 그 양이 많을 것으로 예상되지만, 토양과 지하수 내 나노플라스틱에 대한 연구는 분석 기술의 제약으로 인해 플라스틱 거동 연구가 부족한 상태이다. 이번 연구에서는 수 ng/cm2 수준의 흡착량을 측정할 수 있는 수정진동자미세저울(quartz crystal microbalance, QCM)의 광물표면-나노플라스틱 상호작용 규명연구 활용 가능성을 확인하였다. 일반 컬럼실험에서는 SiO2 표면과 폴리스티렌(polystyrene) 나노플라스틱의 흡착을 관찰하기 위해 담수나 지하수의 이온세기 수준을 넘거나 높은 농도의 나노플라스틱을 주입하는데, 이번 QCM 실험에서는 컬럼실험에서 측정이 불가능한 낮은 이온세기와 플라스틱 농도에서 나노플라스틱의 흡착량을 측정할 수 있었다. 광물표면과 나노플라스틱의 상호작용 나아가 토양과 지하수 자연환경에서 나노플라스틱 거동을 이해하는 데 QCM 연구가 크게 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

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Acknowledgement

본 결과물은 환경부의 재원으로 한국환경산업기술원의 미세플라스틱 측정 및 위해성 평가 기술개발사업의 지원을 받아 연구되었습니다(2020003110010). 해당 원고에 조언을 해주신 익명의 심사자께 감사드립니다.

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