Aggregation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: role of a fulvic acid
RF Domingos, N Tufenkji… - Environmental Science & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
RF Domingos, N Tufenkji, KJ Wilkinson
Environmental Science & Technology, 2009•ACS PublicationsThe increasing use of nanomaterials in consumer products has led to increased concerns
about their potential environmental and health impacts. To better understand the transport,
fate, and behavior of nanoparticles in aquatic systems, it is essential to understand their
interactions with different components of natural waters including natural organic matter over
a broad range of physicochemical conditions. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy was
used to determine the diffusion coefficients of TiO2 nanoparticles having a nominal size of 5 …
about their potential environmental and health impacts. To better understand the transport,
fate, and behavior of nanoparticles in aquatic systems, it is essential to understand their
interactions with different components of natural waters including natural organic matter over
a broad range of physicochemical conditions. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy was
used to determine the diffusion coefficients of TiO2 nanoparticles having a nominal size of 5 …
The increasing use of nanomaterials in consumer products has led to increased concerns about their potential environmental and health impacts. To better understand the transport, fate, and behavior of nanoparticles in aquatic systems, it is essential to understand their interactions with different components of natural waters including natural organic matter over a broad range of physicochemical conditions. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy was used to determine the diffusion coefficients of TiO2 nanoparticles having a nominal size of 5 nm. The effects of a various concentrations of the Suwannee River Fulvic Acid (SRFA) and the roles of pH and ionic strength were evaluated. Aggregation of the bare TiO2 nanoparticles increased for pH values near the zero point of charge. At any given pH, an increase in ionic strength generally resulted in increased aggregation. Furthermore, conditions which favored adsorption of the SRFA resulted in less aggregation of the TiO2 nanoparticles, presumably due to increased steric repulsion. Under the conditions studied here, nanoparticle dispersions were often stable for environmentally relevant conditions of SRFA, pH, and ionic strength, suggesting that in the natural environment, TiO2 dispersion might occur to a greater extent than expected.
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