Fluoroarene (FA) derivatives are persistent pollutants in wastewater than can cause ecological risk. The cleavage of C-F bonds and mineralization of intermediates are two challenges for elimination of ...

Perfluoroalkyl substances and fluorinated polymers are efficiently decomposed into fluoride ions under ambient conditions by irradiating visible LED light onto semiconductor nanocrystals. The ...

Fluorochemicals have raised global concern owing to their ubiquitous occurrence and the recalcitrance imparted by C−F bonds. Defluorination is challenging but imperative to address the pollution ...

A room-temperature method to decompose perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) using visible LED light offers a promising solution for sustainable fluorine recycling and PFAS treatment. Researchers at ...

Scientists want to be able to easily add fluorines to pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals because F-containing groups can help the molecules slip through cell membranes to where they are needed.

France's Orano will supply a second depleted uranium hexafluoride defluorination plant to TVEL's JSC Electrochemical Plant in Zelenogorsk in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Region under a EUR40 million (USD44 ...