Short-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic systems: Occurrence, impacts and treatment

F Li, J Duan, S Tian, H Ji, Y Zhu, Z Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of anthropogenic compounds
comprised of a perfluoroalkyl backbone and a terminal functional group. As our knowledge …

Advanced oxidation/reduction processes treatment for aqueous perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)–a review of recent advances

M Trojanowicz, A Bojanowska-Czajka… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nowadays, an increasing emission of chemically resistant perfluorinated compounds (PFCs)
to the natural environment, together with a global presence of those anthropogenic …

Degradation and removal methods for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water

N Merino, Y Qu, RA Deeb, EL Hawley… - Environmental …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Several perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been identified as
chemicals of concern in the environment due to their persistence, global ubiquity, and …

Physico-chemical processes for the treatment of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A review

BN Nzeribe, M Crimi… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The recalcitrant behavior of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to most traditional
water treatment processes is driving the development of new or modified treatment …

Hydrated electron based photochemical processes for water treatment

Y Zhao, C Zhang, L Chu, Q Zhou, B Huang, R Ji… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrated electron (e aq−) based photochemical processes have emerged as a promising
technology for contaminant removal in water due to the mild operating conditions. This …

Perfluorooctanoic acid degradation using UV–persulfate process: modeling of the degradation and chlorate formation

Y Qian, X Guo, Y Zhang, Y Peng, P Sun… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this study, we investigated the destruction and by-product formation of perfluorooctanoic
acid (PFOA) using ultraviolet light and persulfate (UV–PS). Additionally, we developed a first …

Photodegradation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water: A review of fundamentals and applications

F Liu, X Guan, F Xiao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent, mobile, and toxic chemicals that
are hazardous to human health and the environment. Several countries, including the …

Titanium oxide improves boron nitride photocatalytic degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid

L Duan, B Wang, KN Heck, CA Clark, J Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Boron nitride (BN) has the newly-found property of degrading recalcitrant polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) under ultraviolet C (UV-C, 254 nm) irradiation. It is ineffective at longer …

Photocatalytic degradation and mineralization of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) using a composite TiO2− rGO catalyst

B Gomez-Ruiz, P Ribao, N Diban, MJ Rivero… - Journal of hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
The inherent resistance of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) to biological degradation
makes necessary to develop advanced technologies for the abatement of this group of …

Reductive defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid by hydrated electrons in a sulfite-mediated UV photochemical system

Z Song, H Tang, N Wang, L Zhu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2013 - Elsevier
A method for reductive degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was established by
using a sulfite/UV process. This process led to a PFOA removal of 100% at about 1 h and a …