Developed by AECOM in collaboration with our partners, DE-FLUORO® is an economically and environmentally sustainable treatment technology that destroys PFAS from contaminated liquids. Unlike existing treatment technologies, DE-FLUORO® offers a complete PFAS destruction solution through electrochemical oxidation to non-selectively and sequentially break the carbon-fluorine bonds using a proprietary electrode that is durable and low cost. It can be coupled with non-destructive technologies to deliver a ‘whole of life cycle’ solution, or as a stand-alone onsite destruction technology.
Backed by six years of research, development, and demonstration, DE-FLUORO® is a patented and field proven electrochemical oxidation technology that destroys PFAS. This process has been deployed on a variety of waste streams within the United States, Australia, and Europe and across a range of industry sectors to successfully achieve environmentally friendly PFAS destruction.
In June 2024, we entered into an agreement with Aquatech, a global leader in water and process technology, to accelerate the deployment of DE-FLUORO®, giving more communities access to safe, affordable and sustainable PFAS destruction technologies.
DE-FLUORO™ is commercially available to the industry and is a proven on-site PFAS destruction technology for:
- Wash waters associated with infrastructure cleaning and foam transition programs
- Industrial wastewaters
- AFFF concentrate
- Concentrated waste derived from separation technologies
- Reverse osmosis brine concentrates
- Landfill leachate Mobile, containerized, closed-loop DE-FLUORO® treatment systems can be easily deployed and operated onsite. Or a system can be set up as part of a permanent treatment hub. Our system flexibility offers attractive, cost-effective and sustainable alternatives to address and support the management of PFAS-impacted liquids.
Additionally, we work with our clients to determine the best approach to treating and reusing or disposing of co-occurring hazardous waste. Our waste treatment and decontamination services involve all levels of complexity, from simple, robust primary treatment to the most complex advanced systems.
We welcome the opportunity to further discuss DE-FLUORO® and how our commercially proven integrated solution can achieve your objectives and reduce PFAS liability.
Gavin Scherer Global Initiative Leader, AECOM
Devesh Mittal Vice President & General Manager, Aquatech Environmental Services
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