https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250331151253.htm
In this article, the chemical process they use involves adding granulated activated carbon, and superheating to 3000C to break down the forever chemical polyfluroalkyl substances, is not only able to clean certain types of plastic from water sources, but they can chemically convert it to grahene, which can be used in batteries, solar panels, and other electronics, repurposing the matter
This is an interesting, timely article. Your title might have mentioned "forever" chemicals since they are the pollutants in question and are so much in the news. The figure is appropriate and potentially informative. A figure caption or more explanation in the text would be useful to most general readers. You could readily conclude that the piece promotes a generally positive view of chemistry. Although polyflouroalkyls are a chemical industry product that now present some problems, this article shows that possible solutions to such a problem involves more chemistry. Science Daily is not as widely read as the popular general interest sources, it is still quite a good source for our purposes.
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