Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID LA_2023_Christie

Catalytic Composite Ultrafiltration Membrane for Simultaneous Degradation and Separation of Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Institute: Louisiana
Year Established: 2023 Start Date: 2023-09-01 End Date: 2024-08-31
Total Federal Funds: $19,060 Total Non-Federal Funds: $19,093

Principal Investigators: Kofi Christie

Project Summary: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pose significant environmental and human health risks due to their toxicity, chemical stability, and persistence in the environment. The effective removal and destruction of these pollutants by water treatment will require novel and targeted approaches, as these compounds are often present at very dilute concentrations in groundwater sources. The overarching goal of this project is to design, fabricate, characterize, and evaluate new composite ultrafiltration membranes capable of targeted separation and catalytic reductive PFAS degradation to address the limitations of current oxidation-based water treatment processes.