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Citation
Watanabe et al 2016
Author
Watanabe, N., Takemine, S., Yamamoto, K., Haga, Y., and Takata, M.
Title
Residual organic fluorinated compounds from thermal treatment of PFOA, PFHxA and PFOS adsorbed onto granular activated carbon (GAC)
Source
Journal of Material Cycles & Waste Management
Publication Year
2016
Reference Category
Primary Sources
Reference Type
Peer Reviewed Journals
Source Details
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-016-0532-x
DOI
10.1007/s10163-016-0532-xExit
Non-Targeted Analysis Flag
No

Scope

Open Scope
Treatment Process
Scale
Matrix
Matrix DetailScope Detail
Open ScopeGAC ReactivationLabTreatment MediaGAC spiked with PFOARecovery rate of F in 7 sample locations at 4 temperatures; percent of 5 PFCAs in off gas at 4 temperatures
Open ScopeGAC ReactivationLabTreatment MediaGAC spiked with PFHxARecovery rate of F in 7 sample locations at 4 temperatures; percent of 5 PFCAs in off gas at 4 temperatures
Open ScopeGAC ReactivationLabTreatment MediaGAC spiked with PFOSRecovery rate of F in 7 sample locations at 4 temperatures; percent of 3 PFAS in off gas at 4 temperatures

Condition

Open Condition
Scope
Temperature (°C)
Treatment Time
Condition Details
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFOA70010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFOA80010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFOA90010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFOS70010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFOS80010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFOS90010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFOS100010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFHxA70010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFHxA80010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFHxA90010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFHxA100010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min
Open ConditionGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFOA100010 minuteTreatment time representative of time in furnace; exposed to nitrogen gas for 2 minutes at 1.5 L/min

Thermal Treatment Results

Link to Results Record
Analyte
Scope
Condition
Effectiveness (%)
Initial Concentration
Post Concentration
Offgas Concentration
Additional Details
PFOAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 1000 °C | 10 minute ≈78% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 2
PFOAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 1000 °C | 10 minute ≈1% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 2
PFOAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 700 °C | 10 minute ≈27% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F
PFOAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 700 °C | 10 minute ≈5% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F
PFOAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 700 °C | 10 minute ≈15% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F
PFOAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈10% 10 mg/g Not detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 2
PFOAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈2% 10 mg/g Not detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 2
PFOAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈45% 10 mg/g Not detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 2
PFOAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 900 °C | 10 minute ≈8% 10 mg/g Not detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 2
PFOAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 900 °C | 10 minute ≈53% 10 mg/g Not detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 2
PFBAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈0.026% 0 mg/g No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFBAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 900 °C | 10 minute ≈0.17% 0 mg/g No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFBAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈0.029% 0 mg/g No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 2
PFBAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 900 °C | 10 minute ≈0.03% 0 mg/g No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 2
PFHxAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 1000 °C | 10 minute ≈1% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFHxAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 1000 °C | 10 minute ≈80% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFHxAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 1000 °C | 10 minute ≈1% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFHxAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 700 °C | 10 minute ≈5% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFHxAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 700 °C | 10 minute ≈8% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFHxAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 700 °C | 10 minute ≈42% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFHxAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈77% 10 mg/g Not detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFHxAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈4% 10 mg/g Not detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFHxAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 900 °C | 10 minute ≈64% 10 mg/g Not detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFHxAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 900 °C | 10 minute ≈7% 10 mg/g Not detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 1000 °C | 10 minute ≈1% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 1000 °C | 10 minute ≈80% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 700 °C | 10 minute ≈8% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 700 °C | 10 minute ≈2% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 700 °C | 10 minute ≈76% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈3% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈75% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈4% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 900 °C | 10 minute ≈3% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 900 °C | 10 minute ≈2% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFOSGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 900 °C | 10 minute ≈82% 10 mg/g Not detectedNot detected No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 4
PFPeAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈0.017% 0 mg/g No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 3
PFPeAGAC Reactivation | Lab | Treatment Media 800 °C | 10 minute ≈0.02% 0 mg/g No PFASs remained in either quartz tube or GAC; quantification limit = 0.05 ug F; No VOF recovered in Tenax TA tube; quantification limit = 0.3 ug F; data interpolated from Fig. 2
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