Treatment technologies for aqueous perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA)

CD Vecitis, H Park, J Cheng, BT Mader… - … Science & Engineering …, 2009 - Springer
Fluorochemicals (FCs) are oxidatively recalcitrant, environmentally persistent, and resistant
to most conventional treatment technologies. FCs have unique physiochemical properties …

Nanomaterials in pollution trace detection and environmental improvement

L Zhang, M Fang - Nano Today, 2010 - Elsevier
Clean environment is essential to human health. The world is facing formidable challenges
in meeting rising requirement to clean environment. Recently, persistent organic pollutants …

[BOOK][B] Metal oxide nanoparticles in organic solvents: synthesis, formation, assembly and application

M Niederberger, N Pinna - 2009 - books.google.com
The synthesis of nanoparticles with control over particle size, shape, and crystalline
structure, has long been one of the main objectives in chemistry–and yet these materials are …

Surfactant‐free nonaqueous synthesis of metal oxide nanostructures

N Pinna, M Niederberger - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Surfactant‐free nonaqueous (and/or nonhydrolytic) sol–gel routes constitute one of the most
versatile and powerful synthesis methodologies for nanocrystalline metal oxides with high …

Adsorption of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid to iron oxide surfaces as studied by flow-through ATR-FTIR spectroscopy

X Gao, J Chorover - Environmental Chemistry, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental context Perfluoroalkyl compounds are organic contaminants that exhibit
strong resistance to chemical-and microbial-degradation. As partitioning between solid and …

Kinetics and mechanism of the sonolytic conversion of the aqueous perfluorinated surfactants, perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) into …

CD Vecitis, H Park, J Cheng, BT Mader… - The Journal of …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The perfluorinated surfactants perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate
(PFOA) are recognized as widespread in the environment as well as recalcitrant toward …

Repeated Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Applications: Impacts on Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Retention in Saturated Soil

TA Wanzek, JA Field, K Kostarelos - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Historical practices at firefighter-training areas involved repeated aqueous film-forming
foams (AFFFs) applications, resulting in source zones characterized by high concentrations …

Photodegradation of perfluorooctane sulfonate by UV irradiation in water and alkaline 2-propanol

T Yamamoto, Y Noma, S Sakai… - Environmental science & …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is the environmentally concerned compound because of
its persistence and bioaccumulative properties. Since photodegradation of PFOS is not yet …

Effect of cationic and anionic surfactants on the sorption and desorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on natural sediments

G Pan, C Jia, D Zhao, C You, H Chen, G Jiang - Environmental Pollution, 2009 - Elsevier
Sorption and desorption of PFOS at water-sediment interfaces were investigated in the
presence of a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and an anionic …

Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of mesoporous Na-doped TiO 2 nano-powder prepared via a solvent-controlled non-aqueous sol–gel route

I Singh, B Birajdar - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of mesoporous Na doped TiO2 nano-powders have been successfully prepared via
a solvent-controlled non-aqueous sol–gel route. XRD, TEM and XPS results confirm the …