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Advances in Remediation: Lightning in a Bottle—Electrochemical Oxidation and Plasma for PFAS Destruction

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Efficient direct electroreduction defluorination of PFOA driven by SO-MIL-88B(Cu) adaptive electrocatalyst

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Mineralization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): a comprehensive review of destruction technologies

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Advanced oxidation processes for PFAS destruction: From interfacial degradation mechanisms to field-scale treatment

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Electrochemical strategies for efficient PFAS removal from water: Mechanisms, performance, and sustainability perspectives

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SHORT-TERM FULL SCALE INCINERATION EXPERIMENTS FOR DECOMPOSING PFOS AND PFOA IN AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM

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Interactive mechanisms between PFAS and soil characteristics: a review

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Breaking the PFAS Treatment Barrier: Scalable Solutions for Industrial Wastewater TreatmentPreprint

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Conventional Technologies for Removal of PFAS from Water Matrices

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Complete Degradation and Defluorination of Perfluorobutane Sulfonate (PFBS) via a Plasma Spinning Disk Reactor: The Critical Role of OH RadicalsPreprint

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Energy-efficient degradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by pulsed anodic oxidation processPreprint

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Assessment and Optimization of PFAS Removal via Electrooxidation in Industrial Wastewaters of Varied ComplexityPreprint

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Biodegradation and Transformation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Wastewater

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High pressure H-type electrochemical cell enabling gas collection: application to CO₂ electrolysis

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Distribution, advanced separation and degradation technologies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal in water: Efficiency, challenges, and future perspectives

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Emerging microbial oxidative biocatalysis for PFAS biotransformation in industrial wastewater system: Enzymes, mechanisms, applications and future challenges

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PFAS remediation in aquatic systems: A review of advanced technologies, life cycle assessment, and cost–benefit analysis

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Inclusion Complexation of Native and Functionalized α-, β-, and γ-Cyclodextrins with PFAS: An Experimental and Molecular Simulation Study

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Mixed-phase TiOx nanotube array electrodes for PFOA defluorination: Mechanistic insights and fluoride-induced degradation of TiOx

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Electrochemical oxidation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: treatment mechanisms, electrode materials, and future directions

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soil and plants

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Occurrence, detection methods, and remediation technologies of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soils

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Electrochemical Degradation of PFOA Using Graphite-Sheet Electrodes: Kinetics and Mechanisms

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Enhancing the transformation efficiency of “Forever Chemicals”

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A machine learning-based framework toward predicting PFAS degradation and defluorination in electrochemical oxidation with automated EE/O estimation

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Vadose zone interfacial dynamics dictating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detection, transport, and remediation: a review

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Strategies for upcycling perfluoroalkyl substances and aromatic plastic waste into high performance materials

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Copper-based advanced oxidation processes for micropollutant degradation: A review of reaction mechanisms, modulation strategies, and future applications

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Synergistic Approaches in PFAS Remediation: Outlook for Sustainable In Situ Mitigation by Combined Adsorption and Photocatalysis

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Quantifying Water Matrix Controls on PFAS Electrooxidation Degradation and Energy Efficiency

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Occurrence and Fate of PFAS During Conventional and Advanced Wastewater Treatment

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Advancements in upgrading electrooxidation toward full defluorination and mineralization of PFAS: Mechanistic insights, fit-for-purpose reaction unit design, and hybrid treatment strategies

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Effective PFAS degradation by electrochemical oxidation methods-recent progress and requirement

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