Key takeaways:
- Today marks 1 month that Oxyle has been running operations of its first complete PFAS destruction system in Switzerland, making easy, effective and affordable PFAS remediation a reality.
- The inauguration of Oxyle’s system provides immediate impact to the contaminated site: treating a flow rate of 10 cubic meters per hour.
- The installation marks a crucial milestone for Oxyle, as it is now ready to scale its solution to meet industrial-sized PFAS challenges around the world.
Zurich, 28.11.2024 – The widespread contamination of water by PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, capturing headlines worldwide. As industries and regulators seek effective solutions to combat this global crisis, this marks a significant milestone: Oxyle has successfully deployed its first complete PFAS destruction system at a contaminated site in Switzerland, providing an affordable, effective, and permanent solution.
Oxyle is active across European markets and has developed advanced technology that eliminates PFAS from wastewater, breaking these forever chemicals down into harmless minerals – with zero harmful byproducts. Purpose-built for industries such as environmental remediation, chemicals manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals, Oxyle’s solution ensures regulatory compliance while significantly reducing operational costs.
The installation in Switzerland addresses groundwater contamination caused by the historical use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam during fire drills. A hydraulic barrier was put in place for further dissemination of the pollutants, and PFAS-contaminated groundwater was being treated using traditional methods like activated carbon. However, these methods proved insufficient due to the complexity and costs of managing PFAS-contaminated waste. The limitations of existing technologies have created a need for an innovative approach – a role that Oxyle is now fulfilling with this installation.
The system is tailored to the site’s specific conditions and underwent successful on-site testing before full deployment. The system operates in three stages: first, PFAS are separated and concentrated via foam fractionation. Next, the concentrated foamate is processed in two reactor modules, where Oxyle’s advanced catalytic technology degrades and mineralizes all, short-, medium- and long-chain PFAS. The entire process is continuously monitored using Oxyle’s real-time monitoring technology, ensuring maximum performance and operational efficiency. The full system is housed in a 24-foot container, offering a compact and flexible solution for on-site deployment.
Now operational, the system treats up to 10 cubic meters of contaminated water per hour – about 10 percent of the total water flow at the industrial site – offering an immediate solution to the site’s groundwater contamination. Over the next six months, it will offer critical data on long-term performance and scalability for larger industrial applications.
“This installation in Switzerland marks our transformation from promising startup to proven solution provider. For the first time, our complete PFAS treatment system is operational in the field, operating on less than 1 kwh/m3 – the result of four years of hard work. But this is more than a personal milestone; it’s proof that an easy, effective, and affordable PFAS treatment is not just possible, but here, ” said Dr. Fajer Mushtaq, co-founder and CEO of Oxyle.
About Oxyle
Oxyle is the world’s first economical, sustainable, and permanent answer to PFAS. Oxyle’s breakthrough PFAS destruction technology empowers industrial and environmental remediation companies in their contest against water contamination by completely eliminating all PFAS to below detection limits, without generating secondary waste. With 15x lower average energy consumption than other destructive treatments, it stands as the most energy efficient, cost-effective treatment on the market. Established in 2020, Oxyle is on a mission to protect water from PFAS – down to the last drop.