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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made organic compounds ubiquitously present in the environment. Due to their persistency and bioaccumulative nature, and because of increasingly stringent regulations of PFAS, their removal from the environment is necessary. Our initial study identified all-silica zeolite β as an alternative adsorbent with a high selectivity, affinity, and capacity for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) removal. Here, we study the influence of the PFAS chain length on the affinity and capacity of a novel material, all-silica zeolite β, showing that the *BEA zeolite is an ideal sorbent for the removal of PFAS with 8 carbons. The solution pH and the addition of cations or natural organic substances to the water matrix have minimal influence on PFOA/PFOS removal with the zeolite. Next, regeneration of a PFOS-loaded zeolite was assessed; besides thermal, solvent-driven regeneration of the zeolite is also possible, using well-selected combinations of non-noxious solvents. Lastly, continuous adsorption experiments show that zeolite can be used for larger-scale applications.
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