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InterestingEngineering.com
Jan 23
Lithium-based battery method destroys PFAS at 94% rate
Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have found a new way to break down the stubborn water pollutants known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
The team, led by Asst. Prof. Chibueze Amanchukwu, spent three years studying battery failures. They looked for compounds that degrade in batteries and asked whether the same chemistry could break down PFAS.
Working with Northwestern University researchers, the team turned conditions that degrade battery components into a method for destroying PFAS.

