Technology · PFAS detection and replacement
Who is working on PFAS detection and replacement?
PFAS work splits into finding the chemicals at very low levels, removing them from water and soil, and replacing them in products. This page shows how much of that work the Helikon Research Graph holds and gives you a problem statement to run in Partner Search.
What the Helikon Research Graph holds on pfas detection and replacement
6,400+
researchers
13,000+
publications
600+
U.S. patents
Counts from the Helikon Research Graph on 8 October 2026; rounded down. Each figure is counted on its own, so they are not added together.
How these were counted
- Publications: papers whose title, author names or research topics match the keyword set below, the same text the Literature search reads.
- U.S. patents: granted U.S. patents whose text matches the keyword set and that carry at least one of these CPC subclasses: C02F, G01N, B01J, B01D, A62D, C09D, D06M, C09K. That is the Patents search with the CPC subclass field set.
- Researchers: people in the graph who authored a matching publication or are named inventors on a matching patent.
- Keyword set:
"PFAS" OR "perfluoroalkyl" OR "polyfluoroalkyl" OR "perfluorinated" OR "PFOA" OR "PFOS" OR "perfluorooctanoic acid" OR "perfluorooctane sulfonate" OR "fluorine-free surfactant" OR "fluorine-free foam" OR "PFAS-free"
Try it on a real problem
Partner Search ranks researchers against a problem statement by what their publications, patents and profiles say. This one is ready to run; edit it to fit your project.
We need to detect PFAS in industrial wastewater at parts-per-trillion levels without a full laboratory workflow, and to evaluate fluorine-free alternatives for a water-repellent coating.Run this in Partner Search
Who is working on this
Analytical and environmental chemistry groups, environmental engineering departments working on water treatment, and materials chemists developing fluorine-free coatings and foams, along with company research teams in water treatment, textiles and firefighting products.
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