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    New insights into interaction of proteins in extracellular polymeric substances of activated sludge with ciprofloxacin using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation

    Year: 2021

    Journal: Chemosphere, Volume 263, JAN

    Authors: Lyu, Yang; Yu, Jie; Guo, Minhui; Wang, Kan; Yu, Zhenxun; Zhang, Lingxiao; Zhang, Ying; Chen, Leilei

    Organizations: National Natural Science Foundation of China [51408325, 51978343]; Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang [LY19E080010]; Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo [2019A610454]

    Keywords: Proteins; Extracellular polymeric substances; Activated sludge; Ciprofloxacin; Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation; Binding

    Proteins in extracellular polymeric substances play a vital role in adsorbing organic contaminants in biological wastewater treatment processes, but there is still lack of a fast and effective approach to monitor their interaction. Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) was used to investigate the binding and viscoelastic properties of ciprofloxacin (CIP) on extracellular proteins from activated sludge by a two-step sequential deposition method. A saturated viscoelastic monolayer of proteins was formed on the crystal by injecting 500 mg L-1 extracellular proteins. Binding of CIP with the extracellular proteins film followed the pseudo-first-order kinetic equation and Langmuir model, with the maximum binding capacity of 172.4 mg g(-1). The binding mass, energy dissipation, and reaction rate constant increased with increasing CIP concentration. A strong binding was obtained at pH 5, suggesting electrostatic interactions as the dominating binding mechanism. Cations inhibited CIP binding with extracellular proteins, probably due to cations competition. Two binding periods were distinguished according to the viscoelastic properties of CIP layer: viscous binding in the initial period and elastic towards binding saturation. Results highlighted QCM-D as an effective and real-time technique to evaluate the role of extracellular proteins in contaminants removal. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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