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Scope Details

Reference
Zhang, W., Cao, H., Subramanya, S.M., Savage, P., and Liang, Y. (2020) Destruction of Perfluoroalkyl Acids Accumulated in Typha latifolia through Hydrothermal Liquefaction - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Treatment Process
Hydrothermal Treatment
Test Scale
Lab
Matrix
Other
Matrix Detail
Contaminated plants
Data Detail
Initial concentration and percent removal of 5 PFAS from 2 matrices (shoots and roots)

Condition

Open ConditionTreatment Details
Open Condition 3002HourData presented in Figure 3

Thermal Treatment Results

PFBA300 °C | 2 hour ≈90% Percent Removed≈254 µg/kg Removal in Shoots
PFHxA300 °C | 2 hour ≈100% Percent Removed≈1100 µg/kg Removal in Shoots
PFHpA300 °C | 2 hour ≈100% Percent Removed≈1000 µg/kg Removal in Shoots
PFOA300 °C | 2 hour ≈100% Percent Removed≈1000 µg/kg Removal in Shoots
PFOS300 °C | 2 hour ≈49.7% Percent Removed≈800 µg/kg Removal in Shoots
PFBA300 °C | 2 hour ≈100% Percent Removed≈147 µg/kg Removal in Roots
PFHxA300 °C | 2 hour ≈100% Percent Removed≈1100 µg/kg Removal in Roots
PFHpA300 °C | 2 hour ≈100% Percent Removed≈1200 µg/kg Removal in Roots
PFOA300 °C | 2 hour ≈100% Percent Removed≈1200 µg/kg Removal in Roots
PFOS300 °C | 2 hour 98.4% Percent Removed2352.9 µg/kg Removal in Roots