14 November 2024 – Grand Rapids, Michigan: EPOC Enviro is now operating four SAFF® PFAS remediation systems to remediate up to 1.1 million litres of PFAS impacted waters daily at one of the largest trade waste PFAS remediation treatment facilities in the USA.
The technology, which consists of three flagship SAFF40® systems and one SAFF® Hyper-Concentrator, is working in a quadruple stack to separate and concentrate PFAS from heavily contaminated waters sourced from across the continental U.S.
The facility is operated by Crystal Clean, a leading provider of specialised environmental and waste management solutions to commercial and industrial markets, and is part of its 4never™ PFAS remediation solution.
The 2,000 square metre processing area features the four systems working in tandem, and support infrastructure including tank storage with capacity for more than 750,000 litres. PFAS impacted waters arrive regularly either by rail or truck, where they are unloaded into the storage tanks, ready for treatment.
“The SAFF® Hyper-Concentrator, which forms a critical part of the facility, is EPOC Enviro’s latest technology offering, and this is the first time it has been deployed in the U.S.,” said EPOC Enviro President Peter Murphy.
“It is purpose designed for large scale sites like this, with high volume waters. The SAFF® Hyper-Concentrator works to supercharge the PFAS remediation process by maximising water throughput to enable larger volumes of water to be efficiently stripped of PFAS,” he said.
The SAFF® units can produce a PFAS concentration factor in complex waters of up to twenty thousand times, creating one litre of PFAS concentrate from twenty thousand litres of water treated. The SAFF® Hyper-Concentrator enhances concentration levels a further 20-200 times. This critical step creates micro-volumes of concentrated PFAS foam, ready for final management and destruction.
PFAS impacted waters arrive at Grand Rapids from a variety of locations including landfills as well as industrial wastewaters, fire-impacted waters and more.
“Crystal Clean’s substantial infrastructure and transportation resources means PFAS-impacted waters can be removed at the source from virtually anywhere in the continental U.S.,” said Crystal Clean President and CEO Brian Recatto.
“Our 4never™ solution is designed for high-volume, high-impact PFAS remediation, and we have construction plans to add PFAS treatment capabilities to several of our other commercial waste treatment facilities,” Recatto said.
“Clients impacted by PFAS contamination have access to a safe, secure, and proven PFAS remediation treatment train. Once the waters leave their premises, they can relax knowing that their PFAS issue will be transported and resolved using one of the most effective treatment trains currently on the market,” Recatto said.
“EPOC Enviro’s SAFF® technology is now operating on three continents and has remediated more than a 1.1 billion litres of PFAS impacted water globally,” Murphy commented.
“Our patented process of Surface Active Foam Fractionation (SAFF®) makes this possible by harnessing the power of rising air bubbles to separate and concentrate PFAS compounds, allowing it to effectively manage large water volumes with minimal energy and consumable usage.”