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PFOA is used in large quantities in the polymer (e.g. Teflon®) production as surfactant. It is persistent in the environment, carcinogenic and mutagenic.
The original paper* published in J. Am. Chem. Soc. reports on high efficiency of the CD-based polymer (reducing the PFOA concentrations from 1 μg L^-1 to <10 ng L^-1) and on recyclability by washing with MeOH. The performance was not affected by humic acids.
 
*Xiao L, Ling Y, Alsbaiee A, Li C, Helbling DE, Dichtel WR (2017) β-Cyclodextrin polymer network sequesters perfluorooctanoic acid at environmentally relevant concentrations. J Am Chem Soc. 139(23):7689-7692. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b02381.

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