A new path for high-load PFAS treatment in industrial and remediation waters

Industrial facilities and remediation sites are increasingly confronting PFAS in waters that do not resemble the ideal conditions assumed for conventional treatment.

Chemical manufacturing, electronics production, petroleum processing, airport firefighting areas and groundwater remediation projects often present elevated PFAS concentrations, variable water quality and co-contaminants that complicate removal. In these applications, the industry needs more than a familiar treatment train. It needs a process engineered for difficult water.

The AquaPRS™ PFAS Removal System was developed for that duty. The system combines a proprietary micro-absorbent with a unique separator technology that continuously captures spent solids while maintaining treatment performance. This approach allows the process to manage high PFAS mass loading while producing high-quality treated water in a compact, automated system. Instead of relying on large fixed beds that gradually exhaust, the AquaPRS system is designed to sustain active treatment conditions through controlled sorbent management.

That distinction is important in industrial and military-type applications, where PFAS loading can be far more severe than in typical drinking water scenarios. In testing on high-strength PFAS waters similar to those encountered at military remediation sites, the AquaPRS system demonstrated substantially higher adsorption capacity than conventional granular activated carbon and higher capacity than ion exchange in applicable waters. Depending on water characteristics and treatment objectives, performance gains can range from roughly 10 to 100 times greater than GAC. The practical benefit is the potential for longer effective run periods, reduced media consumption and lower lifecycle operating cost.

For industrial users, the value proposition is clear: high PFAS removal performance, greater sorbent utilization, robust handling of difficult waters and a process designed for real operating conditions. As sites move from investigation to implementation, treatment selection will increasingly depend on which technologies can deliver both compliance and economic durability. The AquaPRS system offers a new path for high-load PFAS treatment where conventional media may be pushed beyond their practical limits.

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