More microbes found that break down the carbon-fluorine bonds found in some unsaturated PFAS Aug 2, 2024 We developed a way to use light to dismantle PFAS 'forever chemicals' ...

The defining feature of fluoropolymers is the carbon-fluorine (C-F) bond, one of the strongest single bonds in organic chemistry. This exceptional strength arises primarily from the significant ...

After finding a new type of bacteria capable of breaking down carbon-fluorine bonds, the research team took a close look at how it did so and found that it was due to certain enzymes they produce.

We’re a team of researchers who developed a chemical system that uses light to break down bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms. These strong chemical bonds help PFAS resist degradation. We ...

The accumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, is a growing cause of concern. Their strong carbon–fluorine bonds give these compounds excellent chemical and thermal ...

CU Boulder chemist Niels Damrauer and his research colleagues use visible light to break environmentally persistent carbon-fluorine bonds in PFAS The strength of the bond between carbon and fluorine ...

“It’s quite broad-spectrum in that it can attack any carbon-fluorine bond,” said Brian Teppen, a professor at Michigan State University who was part of a group of researchers that developed ...

The elevated levels of fluoride ions detected in these samples indicated that F11 had detached the PFAS’ fluorine atoms so that the bacteria could metabolize the carbon atoms. “The carbon-fluorine ...

The elevated levels of fluoride ions detected in these samples indicated that F11 had detached the PFAS’ fluorine atoms so that the bacteria could metabolize the carbon atoms. “The carbon-fluorine ...

The breakthrough involves fluorine, which forms the second strongest carbon bond (C-F) known to science, after the carbon-silicon (C-Si) bond. Fluorine is one of the most fundamental elements of life.

A new treatment approach to remediation developed by H2Plus targets PFAS bonds specifically to provide more comprehensive ...

New catalyst splits C–F bonds: Two boron atoms (green spheres) are embedded in a framework of carbon atoms (black). The electrons required for C–F cleaving currently still come from lithium ...