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

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

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. 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. Polymers Analytical Chemistry Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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