Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using super-fine powder activated carbon and ceramic membrane filtration

Murray, Conner C.; Vatankhah, Hooman; McDonough, Carrie A.; Nickerson, Anastasia; Hedtke, Tayler T.; Cath, Tzahi Y.; Higgins, Christopher P.; Bellona, Christopher L.

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.11.050

Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using super-fine powder activated carbon and ceramic membrane filtration

Contamination of drinking water sources with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is a major challenge for environmental engineers. While granular activated carbon (GAC) is an effective adsorbent-based treatment technology for long-chained PFASs, GAC is less effective for removal of short-…