Jan 15th 2024
Saltworks Technologies (“Saltworks”) is pleased to announce the strategic sale of a small demonstration plant to treat PFAS wastewater from a major industry player.
PFAS are chemicals that persist in water, are difficult to remediate, and can cause health and environmental problems at high concentrations.
Saltworks’ solution utilizes ultra-high recovery membrane systems to concentrate PFAS waste and produce high-purity clean water for reuse or discharge. Saltworks’ client intends to send the ultra-high concentrated waste to trial PFAS destruction technology supplied by another vendor. PFAS destruction process produces carbon dioxide, water, and aqueous fluoride.
The ‘F’ in PFAS stands for fluoride which cannot be destroyed. To remediate the fluoride, it can be converted to calcium fluoride with Saltworks’ BrineRefine. The resulting calcium fluoride is stable, filtered out, and easy to dispose of.
Figure 1: Simplified PFAS Treatment and Removal PFD.
PFAS treatment systems must be carefully engineered with consideration of specific wastewater chemistry, co-contaminant removals as well as the economics of the different treatment options. With that, our experienced team and advanced treatment technologies are well-placed to continue meeting the growing demand for flexible solutions from the global PFAS industry.
Contact our experts today to begin examining the best options for treating your PFAS wastewater effectively and cost-efficiently.
Saltworks Technologies is a leader in the development and delivery of solutions for industrial wastewater treatment and lithium refining. By working with customers to understand their unique challenges and focusing on continuous innovation, Saltworks’ solutions provide best-in-class performance and reliability. From its headquarters in Richmond, BC, Canada, Saltworks’ team designs, builds, and operates full-scale plants, and offers comprehensive onsite and offsite testing services with its fleet of mobile pilots.
PFAS chemicals are often referred to as “forever chemicals” since they do not naturally degrade. Saltworks’ solutions can treat PFAS in water.
Saltworks’ advanced technology treats PFAS wastewaters to each client’s specifications. Our solutions can integrate into existing or new wastewater processes.
The manufacturing of microelectronics generates unique wastewaters. Saltworks can help you to manage wastewater flows from microelectronics production, targeting fluoride, ammonia, metals, and ions, reducing brine waste, and allowing water reuse.
Saltworks’ CAM wastewater treatment options meet discharge limits and recover precious minerals, such as lithium, worth millions annually.