PFAS: Long-lasting Persistent Chemicals
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•Researchers have developed a way to break down long-lasting PFAS compounds using light
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Researchers developed a chemical system that uses light to break down bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms.
They hope this technique could help address the widespread contamination these substances cause.
The new system harnesses energy from cheap blue LEDs to drive a set of chemical reactions.
It operates under mild conditions and does not use metals, which are often hazardous to handle.
Arindam Sau , Mihai Popescu and Xin Liu are working on light-driven catalysis.
They say they hope to develop a system that can remove PFAS contaminants from drinking water at purification plants.
They also want to improve the long-term stability of these catalysts, especially when they're under constant LED illumination.
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