Scientists discovered how to grind down PFAS and repurpose them into valuable, reusable forms. It's a spark of hope, but no magic bullet.

Honeywell spin-off invests further into electronic materials

There are now over 7 million recognised per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), however the majority of routine monitoring programmes and policy d…

This study highlights a protocol that converts various perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), including fluoroplastics, into valuable fluorochemicals through a solvent-free mechan...

Facing a painful and distracting case of dry eye, a reporter went looking for treatments. What she found was surprising.

Mantisonix is using ultrasound to destroy fluorochemical pollutants in water

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 23 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41570-026-00813-yThe fluorochemical industry is extensive, but fundamentally unsustainable. In this Review, we highlight synthetic methods for recycling fluorocarbons, with a focus on methods that can be applied for industrially relevant fluorochemicals including refrigerants and fluoropolymers.

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 23 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41570-026-00813-yThe fluorochemical industry is extensive, but fundamentally unsustainable. In this Review, we highlight synthetic methods for recycling fluorocarbons, with a focus on methods that can be applied for industrially relevant fluorochemicals including refrigerants and fluoropolymers.

Scientists detected high levels of two under-the-radar PFAS chemicals in blood serum samples from residents of Wilmington, North Carolina, collected before the local fluorochemical manufacturing plant...

Photochemistry has greatly advanced the sustainable synthesis of complex molecules, but its application for late-stage fluoroalkylation─crucial due to the presence of fluorine in >20% of pharmaceuticals and >65% of agrochemicals─is hindered by the poor atom economy of traditional fluoroalkylating agents. Herein, we demonstrate that simple fluorinated gases, which represent ideal building blocks for fluorochemical synthesis, can be stored within the robust, inexpensive, and redox-innocent metal–organic framework Al–fum to streamline the development of 11 photoinduced fluoroalkylation reactions, including bimolecular homolytic substitution (SH2), metallophotoredox cross-coupling, and [2+2] cycloaddition reactions. The gas–Al–fum reagents are prepared via simple gas-dosing procedures, stable for several months in a desiccator at room temperature, and are compatible with reaction optimization campaigns and mechanistic studies using precise quantities of gases. Overall, our findings provide a general platform for the utilization of inexpensive gaseous building blocks in photochemistry, paving the way for the sustainable synthesis of next-generation fluorochemicals.

Scientists detected high levels of two under-the-radar PFAS chemicals in blood serum samples from residents of Wilmington, North Carolina, collected before the local fluorochemical manufacturing plant...

Scientists detected high levels of two under-the-radar PFAS chemicals in blood serum samples from residents of Wilmington, North Carolina, collected before the local fluorochemical manufacturing plant...