Neutralizing Acid with a Base and Breaking Down PFAS

#170

So is there any hope of destroying forever chemicals? Once we've made these super resilient molecules, can we finally figure out how to unmake them? And if so, how? Well the good news is yes, they can be destroyed, and the methods are fascinating.

References from this Episode

1. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/how-to-put-an-end-to-forever-chemicals-and-annihilate-pfas-pollution/4016018.article
2. https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2023/january/farewell-to-forever-destroying-pfas-by-grinding-it-up-with-new-additive.html
3. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/how-to-put-an-end-to-forever-chemicals-and-annihilate-pfas-pollution/4016018.article
4. https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/Forever-chemicals-technologies-aim-destroy/97/i12 
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqKEG5LxPiY&t=189s

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