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@phil_stevens @I_am_10_squirrels @ProdigalFrog
That is amazingly important. Sounds like something that could be done economically at all water treatment plants.
@robloblaw @I_am_10_squirrels @ProdigalFrog It's dead simple and apparently the breakdown happens without the UV exposure, albeit more slowly. The material itself does not degrade significantly and can be reused many times before replenishing.
@phil_stevens @I_am_10_squirrels @ProdigalFrog
The only other way to destroy this class of chemicals is burning at over 1000C. Even then, you end up with a bunch of similarly problematic shorter chain fluorinated hydrocarbons.
@robloblaw @I_am_10_squirrels @ProdigalFrog Exactly why they are such a fiendish problem and also why catalytic processes are the way to go.