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Breakthrough Tech Captures PFAS 1,000 Times Better

10/9/2025

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Rice University researchers Youngkun Chung and Michael S. Wong, with South Korean universities, developed a technology to capture and destroy PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in water.
The method uses copper–aluminum layered double hydroxide (LDH) to capture PFAS more than 1,000 times better than existing materials.
It operates 100 times faster than commercial carbon filters, reusable, and scales for municipal and industrial cleanup.

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Story summary

Rice University researchers Youngkun Chung and Michael S. Wong, with South Korean universities, developed a technology to capture and destroy PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in water.
The method uses copper–aluminum layered double hydroxide (LDH) to capture PFAS more than 1,000 times better than existing materials.
It operates 100 times faster than commercial carbon filters, reusable, and scales for municipal and industrial cleanup.