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Scope Details

Reference
Sun, R., Babalol, S., Ni, R., Dolatabad, A. A., Cao, J., and Xiao, F. (2024) Efficient and fast remediation of soil contaminated by per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by high-frequency heating - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 463, 132660.
Treatment Process
Electromagnetic Heating
Test Scale
Lab
Matrix
Soil
Matrix Detail
soil spiked with PFAS
Data Detail
pre and post-treatment concentrations of 12 PFAS compounds, 2 AFFFs, and 2 flurosurfactant concentrates for 2 scenarios with varying thermal attributes and soil texture

Condition

Open ConditionTreatment Details
Open Condition 8451MinuteStudy looks at degradation efficiency at 60 seconds (845 C at 60 s)
Open Condition 8452MinuteStudy looks at degradation efficiency over 120 seconds between 500 - 845 C (heating rate of 14.5 degrees C/second via electromagnetic induction; 500 C at 30 s; 845 C at 60 s)

Thermal Treatment Results

PFBA845 °C | 2 minute 100% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 1
PFPeA845 °C | 2 minute 99.91% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 1
PFOA845 °C | 2 minute 99.81% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 1
PFNA845 °C | 2 minute 100% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 1
PFDA845 °C | 2 minute 100% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 1
PFUnA845 °C | 2 minute 99.97% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 1
PFBS845 °C | 2 minute 100% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 2
PFHxS845 °C | 2 minute 99.61% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 2
PFOS845 °C | 2 minute 100% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 2
HFPO-DA845 °C | 2 minute 100% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 2
HFPO-TA845 °C | 2 minute 100% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 2
HFPO-TeA845 °C | 2 minute 100% Percent Decomposition Efficiency0.02 umolFigure 2
Total PFAS845 °C | 1 minute 100% Percent Decomposition EfficiencyFigure 4. PFAS in two AFFF samples. No measurable PFAS was found after thermal treatment.
Total PFAS845 °C | 1 minute 100% Percent Decomposition EfficiencyFigure 4. PFAS in two surfactant concentrates (FC-100 and FC-170 C). No measurable PFAS was found after thermal treatment.