Fundamental Research

A thermodynamic and kinetic adsorption model for more effective treatment of pollutants in solution

The emergence of complex pollutants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in natural environments poses a major environmental and health challenge, and the associated new regulations require appropriate treatment methods. To this end, adsorption phenomena at the solid-liquid interface are critical to the development of rapid and selective filtration methods. That is because many pollution control processes involve a filtration step based on the adsorption of pollutants on porous grains, hence the need for a better understanding of adsorption phenomena.