Nothing lasts forever: understanding microbial biodegradation of polyfluorinated compounds and perfluorinated alkyl substances

LP Wackett - Microbial biotechnology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Poly‐and perfluorinated chemicals, including perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), are
pervasive in today's society, with a negative impact on human and ecosystem health …

Sorptive removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances from aqueous solution: Enhanced sorption, challenges and perspectives

H Yu, H Chen, B Fang, H Sun - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have garnered attention globally given their
ubiquitous occurrence, toxicity, bioaccumulative potential, and environmental persistence …

Systematic study on the removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances from contaminated groundwater using metal–organic frameworks

R Li, S Alomari, T Islamoglu, OK Farha… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitously detected in aquatic
environments, but their remediation remains challenging. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) …

Insights into the crucial role of electron and spin structures in heteroatom-doped covalent triazine frameworks for removing organic micropollutants

C Zhu, Q Fang, R Liu, W Dong, S Song… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
The water shortage crisis, characterized by organic micropollutants (OMPs), urgently
requires new materials and methods to deal with it. Although heteroatom do** has been …

A tunable porous β-cyclodextrin polymer platform to understand and improve anionic PFAS removal

R Wang, ZW Lin, MJ Klemes, M Ateia, B Trang… - ACS Central …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cross-linked polymers containing β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) are promising adsorbents with
demonstrated removal performances for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from …

A review on removal and destruction of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by novel membranes

S Das, A Ronen - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are anthropogenic chemicals consisting of
thousands of individual species. PFAS consists of a fully or partly fluorinated carbon–fluorine …

Removal of zwitterionic PFAS by MXenes: comparisons with anionic, nonionic, and PFAS-specific resins

F Dixit, G Munoz, M Mirzaei, B Barbeau… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Zwitterionic per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances are increasingly detected in aquatic
environments. The magnitude of their concentration and increased frequency of detection …

Efficient PFOA removal from drinking water by a dual-functional mixed-matrix-composite nanofiltration membrane

M Chaudhary, M Sela-Adler, A Ronen, O Nir - npj Clean Water, 2023 - nature.com
Drinking water contamination by per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) is a global
concern. Nanofiltration is a promising PFAS removal technology due to its scalability and …

Trace Organic Contaminant Removal from Municipal Wastewater by Styrenic β-Cyclodextrin Polymers

ZW Lin, EF Shapiro, FJ Barajas-Rodriguez… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) present major removal challenges for wastewater
treatment. TrOCs, such as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are …

Sequestration of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by adsorption: Surfactant and surface aspects

S Kancharla, P Alexandridis, M Tsianou - Current Opinion in Colloid & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoro alkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic compounds composed of a fully or
partially fluorinated carbon chain. Fluorinated surfactants are a major PFAS subgroup. Their …