a cool application of tribochemistry

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-farewell-destroying-pfas-additive.html

Here there is a descrpition of the results of the group of Prof. Yang Yang (Potsdam, NewYork) on using tribochmical activation in connection with a piezo-elecrtic compund to break down flourinated chemicals.

original article found here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00902

@Ponderable
Piezo compounds? Sounds like there has to be some kind of movement to make those piezo's generate electricity.

@sonhouse said
@Ponderable
Piezo compounds? Sounds like there has to be some kind of movement to make those piezo's generate electricity.

Yes, there is.