Chemical engineers have discovered a photocatalyst that can destroy 99% of the 'forever' chemical PFOA in laboratory tests on polluted water. Researchers showed the boron nitride catalyst also destroys GenX, a PFOA replacement that's also an environmental problem.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200707160153.htm
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
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