RealFeedApp ASU develops catalyst for water treatment
Researchers from Arizona State University and collaborating institutions developed membranes that capture and chemically degrade six regulatory PFAS types by cleaving carbon-fluorine bonds. This approach overcomes the limitation of conventional treatments that separate forever chemicals from water but leave contaminated waste requiring further handling.
- Field
- new materials
- What they did
- Researchers developed membranes that capture and chemically break down six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water by cleaving carbon-fluorine bonds.
- Why it matters
- This approach removes contaminants from water while converting them into safe waste, unlike conventional methods that separate PFAS but leave contaminated waste requiring further handling.
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