Fluorocarbon contaminates such as perfluorooctane acid or perfluorooctane sulfonate can be found in waste water from several industrial branches, mostly related to the textile industry. The problem arises from textile finishing for oleophobic and hydrophobic properties where fluorocarbons are still without equivalent alternative. Fluorocarbons can be either release during the finishing process ...

Successful modeling of plasmas used in materials processing depends on knowledge of a variety of collision cross sections and reaction rates, both within the plasma and at the surface. Electron-molecule collision cross sections are especially important, affecting both electron transport and the generation of reactive fragments by dissociation and ionization. Because the supply of cross section ...

Perfluoroalkyl resins are compounds containing hydrophobic alkyl chains, which are partially or fully fluorinated. These resins are heat-resistant (up to 260°C) thermoplastics used as coatings in the metallurgical industry (because of their mechanical and anti-adhesive resistance), as waterproofing agents for coating fabric, in papers used in the food industry, and in surface-active products, w...

Fluorocarbons have commonly been used for refrigerants, coolants, fire-suppressants, propellants, semiconductors, fluoropolymers, and other applications since the early 20th century. However, starting in late 1980s these chemicals highly regulated due to environmental concerns over ozone depletion potential (ODP) global warming (GWP). Porous materials such as zeolites, activated carbons, metal-...