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Grenier 2023
Author
Grenier, D.
Title
Pyrolytic Transformation of PFAS Precursors in AFFF when Applied for Fire Suppression
Source
Doctoral dissertation, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Publication Year
2023
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Open ScopeThermolysisLabVariousSolutions of 3 PFAS precursors or 1% AFFFPre-treatment concentrations of 3 PFAS precursors in solution and a 1% AFFF solution. Post-treatment resultant thermal transformation PFAS concentrations from precursor and AFFF tests.

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10:2 FTSThermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute 100 ng/LND Resultant concentrations include 8:2 FTS at 32 ng/L, 6:2 FTS at 45 ng/L, PFHxA at 8.56 ng/L, and PFOA at 15 ng/L; figure 10.
FtS 6:2Thermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 18.5 ng/L Initially spiked with 8:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 11.
FtS 6:2Thermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute 100 ng/LND Resultant concentrations include PFBS at 6.60 ng/L, PFOA at 32 ng/L, and PFOS at 41.9 ng/L; figure 12.
FtS 6:2Thermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 45 ng/L Initially spiked with 10:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 10.
FtS 8:2Thermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 32 ng/L Initially spiked with 10:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 10.
FtS 8:2Thermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute 100 ng/LND Resultant concentrations include 6:2 FTS at 18.5 ng/L, PFBA at 4.79 ng/L, PFHxA at 11.8 ng/L, PFOA at 23 ng/L, and PFOS at 29 ng/L; figure 11.
PFOAThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 10 minute ≈9900 ppt≈1600 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFOAThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 20 minute ≈9900 ppt≈1800 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFOAThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 30 minute ≈9900 ppt≈2050 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFOAThermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 32 ng/L Initially spiked with 6:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 12.
PFOAThermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 23 ng/L Initially spiked with 8:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 11.
PFOAThermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 15 ng/L Initially spiked with 10:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 10.
PFBAThermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 4.79 ng/L Initially spiked with 8:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 11.
PFBSThermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 6.6 ng/L Initially spiked with 6:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 12.
PFDAThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 10 minute ≈4350 ppt≈250 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFDAThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 20 minute ≈4350 ppt≈300 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFDAThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 30 minute ≈4350 ppt≈300 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFDoAThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 10 minute ≈1820 ppt≈100 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFDoAThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 20 minute ≈1820 ppt≈100 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFHxAThermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 11.8 ng/L Initially spiked with 8:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 11.
PFHxAThermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 8.56 ng/L Initially spiked with 10:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 10.
PFOSThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 10 minute ≈4640 ppt≈1900 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFOSThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 20 minute ≈4640 ppt≈2000 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFOSThermolysis | Lab | Various 300 °C | 30 minute ≈4640 ppt≈2100 pptinitial concentration 1% of value listed in Appendix B; post interpolated from Figure 17
PFOSThermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 41.9 ng/L Initially spiked with 6:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 12.
PFOSThermolysis | Lab | Various 400 °C | 30 minute ND 29 ng/L Initially spiked with 8:2 FTS at 100 ng/L; results report on intermediate thermal transformation of the spiked compound; figure 11.
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