PFAS: Quantum dots help destroy ‘forever chemicals’ with light

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Some “forever chemicals” – so named because of how difficult they are to break down – can be destroyed using light shining through quantum dots. This method could require less energy than other techniques to ******** the contaminants.

“The major advantage of our approach is that it enables degradation using simple and versatile visible-light LEDs,” says

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at Ritsumeikan University in Japan.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of thousands of chemicals containing…

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