Lloyd J Winchell, Martha J M Wells, John J Ross, Farokh Kakar, Ali Teymouri, Dana J Gonzalez, Ky Dangtran, Scott M Bessler, Shane Carlson, Xavier Fonoll Almansa, John W Norton, Katherine Y Bell
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are an emerging issue in wastewater treatment. High-temperature thermal processes, incineration being time-tested, offer the opportunity to destroy and change the composition of PFAS. The fate of PFAS has been documented through wastewater sludge incinerators, including a multiple hearth furnace (MHF) and a fluidized bed furnace (FBF). The dewatered wastewater sludge feedstock averaged 247- and 1280-μmol targeted PFAS per sample run in MHF and FBF feed, respectively...
March 2024: Water Environment Research: a Research Publication of the Water Environment Federation