title: Single-solute and bi-solute sorption of phenanthrene and pyrene onto pine needle cuticular fractions.
abstract: To better understand interaction mechanisms of pine needles with persistent organic pollutants, single-solute and bi-solute sorption of phenanthrene and pyrene onto isolated cuticular fractions of pine needle were investigated. The structures of cuticular fractions were characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and solid-state (13)C NMR. Polymeric lipids (cutin and cutan) exhibited notably higher sorption capabilities than the soluble lipids (waxes), while cellulose showed little affinity with sorbates. With the coexistence of the amorphous cellulose, the sorption of cutan (aromatic core) was completely inhibited, so the cutin components (nonpolar aliphatic moieties) dominated the sorption of bulk needle cuticle. By the consumption of the amorphous cellulose under acid hydrolysis, sorption capacities of the de-sugared fractions were dramatically enhanced, which controlled by the exposed aromatic cores and the aliphatic moieties. Furthermore, the de-sugared fractions demonstrated nonlinear and competitive sorption due to the specific interaction between aromatic cores and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310028, China.
authors.forename: Yungui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Baoliang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lizhong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D028223:Pinus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010616:Phenanthrenes; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D011721:Pyrenes; C031181:phenanthrene; C000521:cutin; C030984:pyrene