Scope

Reference: Watanabe, N., Takata, M., Takemine, S., and Yamamoto, K. (2018) Thermal mineralization behavior of PFOA, PFHxA, and PFOS during reactivation of granular activated carbon (GAC) in nitrogen atmosphere - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Treatment Process: GAC Reactivation
Test Scale: Lab
Matrix: Treatment Media
Matrix Detail: GAC spiked with PFAS
Data Detail: Recovery rate of mineralized F and percent remaining of total PFCAs for GAC spiked with 3 different PFAS under 2 gas conditions (N2, steam+NaOH)

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Open Condition	Treatment Temperature	Treatment Time	Time Units	Treatment Details
Open Condition	700	10	Minute	Heated in nitrogen gas environment in quartz tube
Open Condition	700	10	Minute	Heated in steamed environment with added NaOH

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Analyte	Condition	Effectiveness (%)	Effectiveness Measure	Initial Concentration	Additional Details
PFOA	700 °C \| 10 minute	56%	Percent Fluorine Recovery	49.4 mg/g	Initial value refers to amount PFOA absorbed onto GAC media per gram of GAC media
PFOA	700 °C \| 10 minute	73.9%	Percent Fluorine Recovery	49.4 mg/g
PFHxA	700 °C \| 10 minute	71%	Percent Fluorine Recovery	47.3 mg/g	Initial value refers to amount PFHxA absorbed onto GAC media per gram of GAC media
PFHxA	700 °C \| 10 minute	90.5%	Percent Fluorine Recovery	47.3 mg/g	Initial value refers to amount PFHxA absorbed onto GAC media per gram of GAC media
PFOS	700 °C \| 10 minute	70%	Percent Fluorine Recovery	10 mg/g	Initial value refers to amount PFOS absorbed onto GAC media per gram of GAC media
PFOS	700 °C \| 10 minute	79%	Percent Fluorine Recovery	10 mg/g	Initial value refers to amount PFOS absorbed onto GAC media per gram of GAC media

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