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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 54, Issue 7, Pages 3752-3766Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05565
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- Career Development Grant of Montclair State University (MSU)
- Doctor Assistantship of PhD Program in Environmental Science and Management at MSU
- MoE 111 Project [B18049]
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Advanced reduction processes (ARPs) have emerged as a promising method for destruction of persistent per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water due to the generation of short-lived and highly reductive hydrated electrons (e(aq)(-)). This study provides a critical review on the mechanisms and performance of reductive destruction of PFAS with e(aq)(-). Unique properties of e(aq)(-) and its generation in different ARP systems, particularly UV/sulfite and UV/iodide, are overviewed. Different degradation mechanisms of PFAS chemicals, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), and others (e.g., short chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluorosulfonic acids (PFSAs), per- and polyfluoro dicarboxylic acids, and fluorotelomer carboxylic acids), are reviewed, discussed, and compared. The degradation pathways of these PFAS chemicals rely heavily upon their head groups. For specific PFAS types, fluoroalkyl chain lengths may also affect their reductive degradation patterns. Degradation and defluorination efficiencies of PFAS are considerably influenced by solution chemistry parameters and operating factors, such as pH, dose of chemical solute (i.e., sulfite or iodide) for e(aq)(-) photoproduction, dissolved oxygen, humic acid, nitrate, and temperature. Furthermore, implications of the state-of-the-art knowledge on practical PFAS control actions in water industries are discussed and the priority research needs are identified.
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