Ultrafast PFAS degradation using oxidant-containing microdroplets
Toxic PFASs usually require a long time and a high energy input for effective degradation. This study reports an ultrafast and effective method for degrading PFASs using microdroplets containing persulfate or Fenton's reagent. A 77-94% degradation efficiency was obtained for perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) in <1 ms under ambient conditions.
Authors
- Timothy Yaroshuk
- Richard N. Zare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5266-4253)
- J. Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-2092)
- Hao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8090-8593)
- Md Tanim-Al Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2003-2114)
- Yongqing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-7897)
- Quentin Young
Institutions
- New Jersey Institute of Technology (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc03862f
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.52