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Condition Details

Reference
Major, D. (2019) Demonstration of Smoldering Combustion Treatment of PFAS-impacted Investigation-Derived Waste - Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
Scope
Smoldering | Lab | Treatment Media: GAC spiked with PFAS
Treatment Temperature (°C)
950
Treatent Time
250
Time Units
Minute
Treatment Details
39 g GAC/kg sand matrix; air flux = 5 cm/s; moisture content = 21%; smoldering time interpreted from Figure 5

Thermal Treatment Results

PFOA510 mg/kgNot detectedDetection limit = 0.4 ug/kg; data from Table 9
PFOS120 mg/kgNot detectedDetection limit = 0.4 ug/kg; data from Table 9
PFHxS220 mg/kgNot detectedDetection limit = 0.4 ug/kg; data from Table 9