Living definition
What is Flinders short-chain PFAS adsorbent (98% removal)?
Water & Desalination Tech Energy, Climate, Space & Materials
- As of
- 2026-07-23
- Revision
- 2026-07-23.1
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
This is a PFAS-capturing material, developed at Flinders University, built around a nano-sized molecular cage embedded in a porous silica support that binds short-chain PFAS molecules by forcing them to cluster together inside its cavity. Short-chain PFAS variants are typically the hardest to remove from water with conventional adsorbents, and the material can be reused across multiple cycles without losing its capturing ability.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-07-23, verified readiness is 25 (claimed 30, reported 29, gap 5) — Growing evidence strength; current signals suggest Too early to adopt.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Flinders short-chain PFAS adsorbent (98% removal).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-07-23.1
- Hash
- sha256:2946693d2bc5cb60960d58d1e68b228b21021ebbdb21122cce1fb0a6793301ce
- Approved
- 2026-07-23