Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of man-made chemicals found in various consumer goods due to their unique properties. Failing abatement techniques and improper waste management result in the release of these chemicals into the environment (diluted in soil, water, and air) causing detrimental effects to human health. Therefore, a variety of novel technologies is currently under development to destroy PFAS. Thermal destruction using active materials has the potential to achieve full mineralization of the fluorine atoms. Nevertheless, two major challenges need to be overcome to remove doubts about the destruction efficiency and enable further optimization: 1) which combination of process conditions/dedicated destruction techniques/active materials can lead to complete mineralization and 2) incomplete mass balance closure by currently employed analysis techniques.

中文翻译：

---

全氟烷基和多氟烷基物质热破坏法完全矿化的前景

全氟烷基物质和多氟烷基物质 (PFAS) 是一类人造化学品，因其独特的性质而存在于各种消费品中。失败的减排技术和不当的废物管理会导致这些化学物质释放到环境中（在土壤、水和空气中稀释），对人类健康造成有害影响。因此，目前正在开发多种新技术来销毁PFAS。使用活性材料的热破坏有可能实现氟原子的完全矿化。然而，需要克服两个主要挑战，以消除对破坏效率的疑虑并实现进一步优化：1）哪种工艺条件/专用破坏技术/活性材料的组合可以导致完全矿化；2）当前采用的不完全质量平衡闭合分析技术。