Boron nitride destroys PFAS 'forever' chemicals PFOA, GenX

ScienceDaily
Jul 7, 2020, 4:01 pm158 pts
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.

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