Room-temperature defluorination method uses light to clean up forever chemicals

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Room-temperature defluorination method uses light to clean up forever chemicals

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-room-temperature-defluorination-method-chemicals.html

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), nicknamed "forever chemicals," pose a growing environmental and health threat. Since the invention of Teflon in 1938, PFAS and perfluorinated polymers or PFs have been widely used for their exceptional stability and resistance to water and heat.

Room-temperature defluorination method uses light to clean up forever chemicals

A room-temperature defluorination method proposed by researchers at Ritsumeikan University could revolutionize PFAS treatment