Integrated PFAS treatment
Esther de Kroon
Onderzoek / focusgebied
RESEARCH GOALS
The main objective of this research is to establish a fundamental
understanding and optimization of thermochemical PFAS
degradation in sewage sludge thermal treatment processes,
enabling complete mineralization while minimizing formation of
harmful fluorinated by-products, by:
• Conducting bench-scale parametric study to quantify PFAS
degradation, by-product formation and mass balances under
controlled thermal conditions
• Developing and validating sampling and analytical methods
for relevant PFAS compounds, its precursors, and fluorinated
by-products across solid, liquid and gas phases.
• Evaluating catalysts, additives and adsorbents to enhance
PFAS mineralization and promote fluorine capture.
• Translating findings to demo- and full-scale systems to
assess scalability, validate mass balances and explore integration
of other PFAS-rich waste stream treatment.