Hazen-Led Study Finds Gasification Removes All Detectable PFAS from Finished Solids
In a pioneering study, a Hazen-led team of researchers found that a gasification system can turn sludge into dried solids containing no detectable PFAS chemicals.
Also, the study found that of the total load of PFAS measured in the incoming sludge, only 5% remained in the air and 15% was transferred to the water that came out of the gasification system. Moreover, researchers found that gasification could achieve upwards of 98% removal or destruction efficiency (RDE) with some process adjustments.
The study, a Water Research Foundation (WRF)-funded project, was conducted in partnership with Ecoremedy, LLC, faculty and students from Manhattan University and the University at Buffalo, and Mostardi Platt.