Emerging investigator series: photocatalytic treatment of PFAS in a single-step ultrafiltration membrane reactor
Allyson Leigh Junker, Frederick Munk S. Christensen, Lu Bai, Mads Koustrup Jørgensen, Peter Fojan, Alaa Khalil, Zongsu Wei
Abstract
Combining ultrafiltration and advanced oxidation processes, a single-step reactor removes aqueous PFAS and destroys them in situ , allowing long-term reuse of the effective photocatalyst.
Topics & Concepts
Ultrafiltration (renal)PhotocatalysisAqueous solutionReuseMembrane reactorMembraneEnvironmental scienceChemical engineeringProcess engineeringMaterials scienceChemistryChromatographyWaste managementCatalysisEngineeringOrganic chemistryBiochemistryPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchPrenatal Substance Exposure EffectsMethemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome