Partnership introduces scalable and viable
solutions to treat, destroy and eliminate PFAS from water
HOUSTON and OXFORD,
England, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lummus
Technology, a global provider of process technologies and
value-driven energy solutions, and Element Six (E6), a pioneer in
the development and manufacturing of chemical vapor deposition
(CVD) diamond solutions, announced an exclusive global partnership
that will leverage a unique solution to address the worldwide
challenge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
destruction.
"Destroying and eliminating PFAS from water is an important
global challenge — a challenge that Lummus and Element Six fully
embrace and can help address," said Leon de
Bruyn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lummus Technology. "By combining our
technologies, we are uniquely positioned to offer efficient,
scalable and viable methods to destroy these chemicals,
safeguarding public health and protecting our environment for
future generations."
PFAS are a large range of synthetic fluorinated organic
compounds that have been produced and widely used in industrial
applications and consumer products since the 1930s. Commonly
referred to as 'forever chemicals', PFAS do not naturally break
down in the environment and can cause serious health problems in
high exposure cases, including cancer, decreased immunity, and
infertility. Consequently, government agencies across the world
including in the U.S., UK, Europe,
Australia and the Middle East are taking steps to regulate these
compounds' presence in drinking water and everyday consumer
products.
"There are so many aspects of our daily lives which will benefit
from the pioneering technology delivered through this partnership,"
said Siobhán Duffy, CEO, Element Six. "From improving our
environment, to safeguarding our health, this diamond-based
electrochemical solution will address the critical global problem
of PFAS, ensuring a better future can be built for everyone. I want
to give huge credit to the Element Six and Lummus teams who have
relentlessly tackled many technical challenges over the last 10
years to deliver this outstanding technology."
This partnership combines Element Six's leading patented
boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrochemical oxidation technology with
Lummus' patented electro-oxidation technology and system
integration for water and wastewater treatment. Lummus and Element
Six have tested their combined technologies using free-standing BDD
electrodes, which resulted in successful destruction of long and
short chain PFAS. Free-standing BDD electrodes, as opposed to metal
electrodes plated with BDD, enable the high current densities that
destroy short-chain PFAS.
Lummus and Element Six are already making progress with
customers to address numerous real-life applications leveraging
this novel BDD electrochemical oxidation technology.
About Lummus Technology
Lummus Technology is the
global leader in developing technology solutions that make modern
life possible and focus on a more sustainable, low carbon future.
We license process technologies in clean fuels, renewables,
petrochemicals, polymers, gas processing and supply lifecycle
services, catalysts, proprietary equipment and digitalization to
customers worldwide. To learn more about Lummus, visit
www.LummusTechnology.com.
About Element Six
Element Six, part of the De Beers
Group, is a world-leader in the design, development and production
of synthetic diamond advanced material solutions. The company
operates worldwide with primary manufacturing facilities in US, UK,
Ireland, Germany, and South
Africa.
For over seventy years, Element Six has harnessed the extreme
properties of synthetic diamond to open up new possibilities in
areas such as photonics, acoustics, power transmission, water
treatment, thermal management and sensors. The company's advanced
material solutions are used in a wide range of applications across
multiple industries including manufacturing in the automotive and
consumer electronics industries, cutting and drilling in the oil
and gas industry, and in components for mining, road, construction
and agriculture applications.
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