Transitioning Away from PFAS is a Profound Opportunity for Chemical Engineers
Pradeep Shukla, guest editor of a special series on PFAS, brings together a team of experts to ex...
Features - Chemicals
PFAS Uncovered: What You Need to Know About These Lingering (Not Forever) Chemicals
Paul Nathanail argues that rather than referring to PFAS as ‘forever chemicals’, the term ‘linger...
Unravelling PFAS: Challenges and Advances in Contaminant Remediation
From industrial applications to environmental concerns, Jim Fenstermacher, Pradeep Shukla, and Pr...
Breaking Down Barriers: Innovations in PFAS Destruction
A ‘silver bullet’ technology remains elusive, but Jens Blotevogel and Pradeep Shukla say the deve...
Regulators on the Frontline
Eric Wood, Rick Parkman, and Annette Nolan look at how policymakers are responding to the chall...
PFAS Monitoring: Novel Approaches for Air and Water Detection
As the extent of PFAS contamination becomes clearer, Sarit Kaserzon looks at the application of n...
Engineering a Future Without PFAS: The Path to Sustainable Alternatives
The shift from PFAS is both a regulatory need and an opportunity for industries to lead in sustai...
Destroying PFAS… and environmental anxiety
Luke Henderson talks to Adam Duckett about his work scaling up a plasma torch system to destroy PFAS
Liquid Metal: a Catalyst for Change?
Requiring temperatures into the hundreds of degrees to work, solid catalysts prove incredibly ene...
Cleaner Cleaners: Creating More Sustainable Surfactants
Widely recognised for the part they play in keeping things clean, surfactants act as a key compon...
Current thinking: PFAS alternatives for semiconductors
The semiconductor industry has long been reliant on PFAS but that could be set to change thanks t...
Bidding Farewell to the Forever Chemicals
Paul Stevenson discusses options for remediation of PFAS contamination
The Chemical Industry’s Balancing Act
Lars Krause and Michael Carus discuss crediting the value of bio- and CO2-based and recycled mate...
Transforming Supply Chains
Industry will be forced to adapt, says Paul Hodges
Book Review: Databook of Green Solvents 2nd Edition
Anna Wypych and George Wypych ; ISBN: 978-1-927885-43-7; ChemTec Publishing; 2019; US$285
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