PFAS

An international team of scientists led by the University of Bath (England) has developed a new catalyst – a substance that speeds up chemical reactions – that uses sunlight to break down so-called “forever chemicals” prevalent in the environment and known to...

The European Chemicals Agency’s (Echa) Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) has concluded its evaluation of the universal restriction proposal on all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Its opinion is the first part of Echa’s two-committee scientific evaluation of the proposal...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been in the spotlight for more than a decade due to their potential impacts on human health and the environment. This is especially true for certain compounds such as PFOS and PFOA, while the impacts associated with...

The 1001316-N PFAS-Free Polymer Processing Aid (PPA) additive introduced by Ampacet performs as well as fluoro-based PPAs in blown film extrusion for multiple end-use applications.