Defluorination Mechanism of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) with a Nanosecond Pulsed Plasma Gas-Liquid Flowing Film Reactor

Plasma interaction with water results in the dissociation of water (H 2 O) molecules leading to the formation of oxidative and reductive species such as hydroxyl radicals (•OH), hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), atomic oxygen (O), atomic hydrogen (H), molecular hydrogen (H 2 ), and aqueous electrons. The reactive species generated are responsible for degradation of toxic chemicals such as PFOA. In our...