PFAS Degradation and Mass Removal Using Thermally-Enhanced Persulfate Oxidation Followed by Pump-and-Treat

Abstract

This Final Report was prepared to summarize activities conducted under Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) project number ER-201729, "Field Demonstration to Enhance Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Degradation and Mass Removal using Thermally Enhanced Persulfate Oxidation Followed by Pump-and-Treat." This project was conducted by a team of researchers from Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC), Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (Geosyntec), and the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley). Site-specific treatability studies were conducted to validate the performance of a promising destructive treatment technology for PFAS that could be conducted in situ - thermally-enhanced persulfate oxidation at low pH. Because this technology is not expected to be fully effective in destroying all PFAS (i.e., perfluorooctane sulfonate [PFOS] and similar perfluorosulfonic acids), the technology would need to be used in combination with pump and-treat to fully address a mixed PFAS source zone

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 2020
Accession Number
AD1135017

Entities

People

  • David L. Sedlak
  • John Kornuc
  • Rula A. Deeb

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drinking Water
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Protection
  • Hydrogen
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Liquids
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Organic Compounds
  • Organic Materials
  • Public Health
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Site Selection
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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