Interaction of humic acids with PN6 microplastics and increased affinity for radionuclides (U-232)

Ioannis Ioannidis; Eleni Antoniou; Vasiliki Kinigopoulou; Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis; Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis; Ioannis Anastopoulos; Ioannis Pashalidis

doi:10.1007/s10967-025-10201-3

Interaction of humic acids with PN6 microplastics and increased affinity for radionuclides (U-232)

Ioannis Ioannidis^*
, Eleni Antoniou
, Vasiliki Kinigopoulou
, Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis
, Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis
, Ioannis Anastopoulos
, Ioannis Pashalidis

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study investigates the adsorption behavior of U-232 by polyamide nylon 6 (PN6) microplastics (MPs), prior and after humic acid (HA) coating. Varius factos such as contact time, temperature and pH, solution composition on the U-232 adsorption have been investigated. HA-coated MPs exhibited superior U-232 uptake, particularly in acidic and neutral solutions. In seawater the adsorption efficiency diminishes, around 20%, due to competition with naturally occurring ions and carbonate anions, which form stable U(VI) complexes in solution. These findings illuminate the nuanced role of HA-coating in shaping MPs’ environmental fate and properties as radionuclide carriers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4875-4883
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	334
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-025-10201-3
State	Published - Jul 2025

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Keywords

HA-coating
Interaction
PN6 microplastics
U-232
Water solutions

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Analytical Chemistry
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Pollution
Spectroscopy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Interaction of humic acids with PN6 microplastics and increased affinity for radionuclides (U-232)

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