Treatment technologies for aqueous perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA)

CD Vecitis, H Park, J Cheng, BT Mader… - … Science & Engineering …, 2009 - Springer
Fluorochemicals (FCs) are oxidatively recalcitrant, environmentally persistent, and resistant
to most conventional treatment technologies. FCs have unique physiochemical properties …

Electrochemical carbon

L Kavan - Chemical reviews, 1997 - ACS Publications
With respect to general terminological conventions, 1 the name electrochemical carbon2
denotes “synthetic solids consisting mainly of atoms of the element carbon”, which can be …

Reductive defluorination of aqueous perfluorinated alkyl surfactants: effects of ionic headgroup and chain length

H Park, CD Vecitis, J Cheng, W Choi… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) are distributed throughout the environment. In the case of
perfluorinated alkyl carboxylates and sulfonates, they can be classified as persistent organic …

Fluence-based photo-reductive decomposition of PFAS using vacuum UV (VUV) irradiation: Effects of key parameters and decomposition mechanism

EB Esfahani, M Mohseni - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
PFAS are a group of anthropogenic chemicals capturing global attention due to their
numerous applications, ubiquitous detection, and toxicity. PFOS, a well-known compound of …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemical routes for industrial synthesis

CAC Sequeira, DMF Santos - Journal of the Brazilian Chemical …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
This review examines the reasons for increasing interest towards electrolyses by the
chemical industry, reviews the electrochemical industries as most of them now exist, and …

Degradation of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) by sub-bandgap irradiation of hydrogen-terminated nanodiamond

WA Maza, VM Breslin, TI Feygelson, PA DeSario… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Irradiation of aqueous suspensions containing hydrogen-terminated detonation
nanodiamond (HND) with sub-bandgap (λ exc> 225 nm) excitation leads to the reductive …

Reductive degradation of perfluoroalkyl compounds with aquated electrons generated from iodide photolysis at 254 nm

H Park, CD Vecitis, J Cheng, NF Dalleska… - Photochemical & …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs), perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFXS) and perfluoroalkyl
carboxylates (PFXA) are environmentally persistent and recalcitrant towards most …

Electrochemical reduction of halogenated organic contaminants using carbon-based cathodes: A review

JF King, WA Mitch - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Electrochemical treatment systems show promise for water treatment due to their ease of
operation, modularity, and low chemical inputs. This review examines use of carbon-based …

Photochemical decomposition of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in an anoxic alkaline solution by 185 nm vacuum ultraviolet

L Jin, P Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) recently has been listed as a persistent organic pollutant
due to its worldwide occurrence and environmental persistence. The methods for PFOS …

Strategies for the biodegradation of polyfluorinated compounds

LP Wackett - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many cite the strength of C–F bonds for the poor microbial biodegradability of
polyfluorinated organic compounds (PFCs). However, commercial PFCs almost invariably …