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Adsorption of short-chain perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on functionalized activated carbon from first principles

2025

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The adsorption energies of perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, perfluorobutanoic acid, and trifluoroacetic acid on functionalized activated carbon are calculated from first principles. We introduce a novel approach based on a thermochemical cycle and a continuum solvation model to address neutral and charged adsorption complexes and account for concentration, pH, and pore-size effects. The results highlight the benefit of N-based functional groups for enhancing the removal of challenging, short-chain perfluoroalkyl substances from water by activated carbon.

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Adsorption

En chimie, l’adsorption est un phénomène de surface par lequel des atomes, des ions ou des molécules - des adsorbats - se fixent sur une surface solide - l'adsorbant - depuis une phase gazeuse, liquide ou une solution solide. Dans le cas d'un atome adsorbé, on parle d'adatome. Ce phénomène est différent de l'absorption, par lequel un fluide ou le composant d'une solution solide rentre dans le volume d'une autre phase liquide ou solide, mais les deux effets sont similaires et sont facilement (et à tort) confondus, notamment dans des applications pour le grand public.

Thermochemical cycle

Thermochemical cycles combine solely heat sources (thermo) with chemical reactions to split water into its hydrogen and oxygen components. The term cycle is used because aside of water, hydrogen and oxygen, the chemical compounds used in these processes are continuously recycled. If work is partially used as an input, the resulting thermochemical cycle is defined as a hybrid one. This concept was first postulated by Funk and Reinstrom (1966) as a maximally efficient way to produce fuels (e.g.

Langmuir adsorption model

The Langmuir adsorption model explains adsorption by assuming an adsorbate behaves as an ideal gas at isothermal conditions. According to the model, adsorption and desorption are reversible processes. This model even explains the effect of pressure i.e. at these conditions the adsorbate's partial pressure, , is related to the volume of it, V, adsorbed onto a solid adsorbent. The adsorbent, as indicated in the figure, is assumed to be an ideal solid surface composed of a series of distinct sites capable of binding the adsorbate.

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