METHODS FOR DECOMPOSING PARTIALLY FLUORINATED AND PERFLUORINATED SURFACTANTS
First Claim
1. A method comprising decomposing partially fluorinated and perfluorinated surfactants (PFSs) which are, in particular, present in wastewater, sewage sludges and the like, wherein the surfactant is present in at least one of solution and suspension and is electrolytically decomposed.
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Abstract
In a method of decomposing partially fluorinated and perfluorinated surfactants which are, in particular, present in wastewater, sewage sludges and the like, the surfactant is present in solution or suspension and is electrolytically decomposed. An anodic oxidation of the surfactants preferably takes place here. The method is particularly suitable for decomposing perfluorinated alkylsulfonates, in particular PFOS.
The invention also describes an apparatus for electrolytically decomposing partially fluorinated and perfluorinated surfactants.
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- 1. A method comprising decomposing partially fluorinated and perfluorinated surfactants (PFSs) which are, in particular, present in wastewater, sewage sludges and the like, wherein the surfactant is present in at least one of solution and suspension and is electrolytically decomposed.
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17. A method for decomposing partially fluorinated and perfluorinated surfactants (PFSs) present in a liquid comprising wastewater, sewage sludges and the like, comprising applying electrolysis to the liquid.
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18. An apparatus (1) for electrolytically decomposing partially fluorinated and perfluorinated surfactants which are, in particular, present in a liquid of wastewater, sewage sludges and the like, comprising:
a vessel configured to hold the liquid, at least one electrode which can be connected to a source of electric power via a cathode (4) and at least one electrode which can be connected as an anode (3), with at least two electrode pairs consisting of anode (3) and cathode (4) being applied to the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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