The goal in most water purification technologies is to completely remove contaminants from the feed water. That is, it is preferable not to just collect and concentrate the contaminants into a waste stream. In the case of organic contaminants, this can be accomplished by breaking these types of compounds down into carbon dioxide and other innocuous substances. Such reactions can be sped up by adding catalytic compounds such as titanium dioxide that facilitate oxidation of the organic pollutants. However, these reactions are still currently too slow to be commercially viable in general, and therefore their widespread industrial use is hindered by limited efficiency. Existing water purification technologies are often limited in their range of treatable contaminants, especially with regard to organic molecules which include toxic man-made chemicals such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).  Purification requires large equipment and are often energy-intensive and costly. What is needed are less energy intensive methods to speed up the decontamination reaction rate, thus the treatment process, of a wide range of polluted water sources.