New method to degrade PFAS 'forever chemicals' found effective in ...

Previous studies, opens in a new window indicate that PFAS can be degraded using nano zero-valent zinc and the naturally occurring catalyst ...

A team of scientists from UNSW's School of Chemistry have designed a catalyst system that can activate a reaction to break down common types of branched PFAS.

Scientists find new way to break down PFAS 'forever chemicals'

Scientists found a new way to degrade PFAS, a class of " ... PFAS, a class of synthetic chemicals used in the manufacture of ...

New Method To Degrade PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Found Effective ...

New Method To Degrade PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Found Effective In The Lab. June 24, 2024. Scientists at UNSW Sydney are developing catalysts able to break ...

Plant-based material can remediate PFAS, new research suggests

The new approach uses a plant-based material that adsorbs PFAS, and microbial fungi that literally eat up the so-called “forever chemicals.”

'Forever chemicals' destroyed by simple new method

In previous attempts to destroy PFAS, other researchers have used high temperatures — up to 400 degrees Celsius. Dichtel is excited that the new ...

A new method for measuring airborne “forever chemicals”

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of toxic chemicals that have earned the name “forever chemicals” because they do not ...

NJIT Researchers Unveil Method to Detect 'Forever Chemicals' in ...

Researchers report one of the fastest and most sensitive approaches yet for detecting toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ...

A promising new method uses light to clean up forever chemicals

A room-temperature method to decompose perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) using visible LED light offers a promising solution for sustainable ...

New method to break down 'forever chemicals' shows promise ...

A new method for decomposing some PFAS compounds may represent a major breakthrough in addressing widespread environmental contamination across the world.

Harmful 'forever chemicals' removed from water with new ...

... PFAS forever chemicals from water could lay the foundation for globally scalable remediation techniques ... used to produce these PFAS chemicals.

Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS Challenge | US EPA

This challenge asks solvers to submit detailed plans for a non-incineration way of destroying PFAS in concentrated aqueous film forming foam ...

Engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy 'forever ...

Chemical engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new treatment that traps and treats PFAS substances—widely known ...

The race to destroy PFAS, the forever chemicals

But destroying PFAS is only one step in the full remediation process. Across the globe, researchers are developing new technologies and ...

Farewell to 'forever' – Destroying PFAS by grinding it up with a new ...

Researchers destroy PFAS found in soils by grinding them with metal balls and boron nitride. ... Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ...

'Forever chemicals' destroyed by simple method | NSF

Dichtel's team targeted this group by heating the PFAS in dimethyl sulfoxide — an unusual solvent for PFAS destruction — with sodium hydroxide, ...

New method to degrade PFAS found effective in the lab

UNSW Sydney has announced that its scientists are developing catalysts able to break down PFAS chemicals that contaminate water.

Canada: scientists discover new method to break down toxic 'forever ...

To combat the deficiencies in combatting PFAS, the team has developed a new silicate absorbing material that captures a far wider range of ...

New Method Can Break Down 95% of Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in ...

The next, and more difficult step, is then disposing of the concentrated PFAS chemicals or destroying them without creating any other harmful ...

Forever Chemicals No More? PFAS Are Destroyed With New ...

Dr. Dichtel came across a study in which chemists at the University of Alberta found an easy way to pry carbon-oxygen heads off other chains. He ...