US EditionPFAS pollution discovered near Ann Arbor topic of upcoming special meeting
- The increasing demand for batteries for electric vehicles and grid-level energy storage, which is needed to transition away from fossil fuels, is leading to greater use of potentially dangerous materials like PFAS, also known as 'forever chemicals'.
- According to Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering Amanchukwu at UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering , bringing new materials to market always carries risk, regardless of environmental regulations, and the scientific community often defaults to using dangerous PFAS when design problems arise.
- PFAS, which have been found in water and the blood of people around the planet, have been linked to developmental delays in children, decreased fertility, increased cancer risk, and lessened immune response.
- Researchers in the UK and US have developed a new technique using potassium phosphate salts to break down PFASs, including Teflon, by shaking the mixture in a steel jar for three hours, potentially allowing for the recovery and reuse of fluoride and phosphate salts.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research scientist John Scott, interviewed on March 20th, suggests phasing out the production of PFAS to reduce their presence in solid and liquid wastes, as they are pervasive in everyday products and accumulate in wastewater treatment plants, potentially contaminating farmland through sewage sludge application.
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Pfas: hope for care and even recycling of "eternal pollutants"
A study published this Wednesday, March 27 in the journal "Nature" describes an innovative method for destroying these compounds called "Eternal Pollutants". It would even allow the recycling of fluorine contained in Pfas.
Recovery of fluoride from ‘forever chemicals’ could lead to circular economy for fluorine
A method for the degradation of ‘forever chemicals’ called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) coupled with fluoride recovery has been developed by applying a phosphate‑enabled mechanochemical process. This approach reduces the environmental impact of PFAS and could supplement fluorspar, the fast-depleting mineral used for producing fluorochemicals. Fluoride extracted from waste substances could supplement the waning supply from natural s…
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