New technique breaks down 100% of forever chemicals in one night

A groundbreaking technique can break down forever chemicals by up to 100 percent overnight and even recover useful components.

A group of researchers in Japan developed a technique to break down forever chemicals overnight. What’s even more impressive is that the technique is reportedly able to break down 100 percent of the pollutants and even recover some useful components in the process. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a large class of chemicals often known as “forever” chemicals because they have a very high stability and resistance to both heat and water, making them hard to dissolve and break down.

These are then added to a mixture of water and triethanolamine . The chemicals themselves are then added to the mixture, which can break down the forever chemicals slowly overnight. This is accomplished by exposing the solution to LED lights running at wavelengths of 405 nm. When exposed, the nanocrystals become excited and cause the PFAS molecules to stick to their surface, while electrons are also generated and excited within the compound.

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