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ArticleACS ES&T water2025

Adsorptive Removal of PFAS from Aqueous Solutions Using GAC, PAC and Ball-Milled Colloidal Activated Carbon: Characterizing Efficiency, Kinetics, and Mechanisms.

Mahlet M Kebede, Md Abdullah Al Masud, Sarah Ortbal, Won Sik Shin, Mesfin M Mekonnen, T Prabhakar Clement, Leigh G Terry

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Article in ACS ES&T water, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mahlet M KebedeDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3534-6007
Md Abdullah Al MasudDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8923-6137
Sarah OrtbalDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5389-3631
Won Sik ShinSchool of Architecture, Civil, Environmental and Energy Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6829-8825
Mesfin M MekonnenDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-9759
T Prabhakar ClementDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7878-8139
Leigh G TerryDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3593-0481

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) present significant challenges for remediation due to their persistence in nature. Activated carbon is a widely used adsorbent for removing PFAS. In this study, three forms of activated carbon, granular activated carbon (GAC), powdered activated carbon (PAC), and ball-milled colloidal activated carbon (CAC

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adsorptioncompetitive adsorptionlong-/short-chain PFASmechanismsmicroporous

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PMID41262144
PMCPMC12624724

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