Electrochemical degradation of a C6-perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) using a simple activated carbon cathode
Diana Ackerman Grunfeld, Adele M. Jones, Jun Sun, Song Thao Le, Russell Pickford, Qingguo Huang, Michael Manefield, Naresh Kumar, Matthew J. Lee, Denis M. O’Carroll
Abstract
This scoping study investigates the ability of an inexpensive, commercially available granular activated carbon (GAC) to sorb and conduct electrical charge to achieve reductive defluorination of PFAS.
Topics & Concepts
Activated carbonDegradation (telecommunications)ElectrochemistryCathodeCarbon fibersChemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringEnvironmental chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeComputer scienceAdsorptionComposite materialEngineeringPhysical chemistryTelecommunicationsComposite numberPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchInorganic Fluorides and Related CompoundsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols