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Destruction of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) in a batch supercritical water oxidation reactor

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CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 279, Issue -, Pages -

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130834

Keywords

Supercritical water; Oxidation; PFOS; Reaction mechanisms; PFAS; Defluorination

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  1. Technology Commercialization Grant from the Washington Research Foundation (WRF)
  2. University of Washington

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Effective technologies, such as supercritical water oxidation (SCWO), are needed for the destruction of PFAS. This study found that destruction and defluorination efficiencies of PFOS via SCWO were influenced by temperature and residence time, with a maximum 70.0% PFOS destruction and 78.2% defluorination achieved at 500 degrees C after 60 minutes of reaction.
Effective technologies are needed for the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). One promising technology is supercritical water oxidation (SCWO), which can be accommodated in batch or continuous reactors. Many PFAS-laden wastes consist primarily of solid particles, and batch SCWO processing may offer safe end-of-life PFAS destruction for these feedstocks. In this study, perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) is reacted via supercritical water oxidation in a batch reactor at temperatures between 425 and 500 degrees C and residence times from 0 to 60 min, to determine the effect of both parameters on the extent of destruction and defluorination. Analysis of liquid products via targeted LC-QToF-MS does not indicate production of intermediate fluorocarbons. However, a low fluorine mass balance at temperatures of 425 and 450 degrees C may indicate the existence of fluorinated species in the gaseous and/or liquid product which are not detected by targeted analysis. Destruction and defluorination efficiencies are determined for each tested condition, with a maximum 70.0% PFOS destruction and 78.2% defluorination achieved after 60 min of reaction at 500 degrees C.

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