SM
Purafide
A plasma reactor destroying PFAS from drinking water through to leachate.
Pilot or trial engagementIn developmentStartup
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Updated Sept 30, 2026
PFAS and emerging contaminant remediation covers the compounds regulation has only recently named. On Halo, the solutions cover destroying and adsorbing PFAS, detecting acrylamide in drinking water, other contaminants and analysis, and designing the fluorochemistry out. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Destroying and adsorbing PFAS
SM
MH
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
Biochar from citrus peel and apple pomace, cutting PFAS leaching in soil.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
A regenerable polymeric adsorbent tuned for PFAS, pharmaceuticals or flavor.
Sponsored researchIn developmentStartup
Covalent organic frameworks that adsorb a contaminant and then photodegrade it.
Sponsored researchConceptualUniversity
DW
Clemson University
Modified cellulose nanocrystals from cotton, taking PFOS and pesticides.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
NeoChloris Inc.
Algae cultivated in photobioreactors, aimed at PFAS in wastewater.
Pilot or trial engagementConceptualStartup
Detecting acrylamide in drinking water
LH
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Silver nanoparticle aggregation makes acrylamide visible, at low cost.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
AT
University of California, San Diego
A colloidal metasurface in an elastomer stamp reads a single dried droplet.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Raman with machine learning behind it, down to 0.1 ppb.
Sponsored researchConceptualUniversity
MN
OptoKhemia Analytical LLC
SERS nanoparticles on a photonic grating, flowing through in real time.
Sponsored researchConceptualStartup
Other contaminants and analysis
TC
Carnegie Mellon University
Peroxidase mimics that work on trace organics at ultradilute concentrations.
Sponsored researchConceptualUniversity
JW
Graphene taking hardness, heavy metals and microplastics in one unit.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
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Two problems shape the set on Halo. PFAS is attacked from both ends, six entries removing or destroying it and three designing it out of a material in the first place. Separately, four groups have built a way to read acrylamide in drinking water at parts per billion. On Halo it spans four groups, including destroying and adsorbing PFAS, detecting acrylamide in drinking water, and other contaminants and analysis.
Stage of development. Work on pfas & emerging contaminant remediation on Halo is split between university programs and companies. 37% of the solutions are in market. Sponsored research and co-development are the usual partnering routes, and about 52% of the solutions that state terms offer pilot engagements.
Three trends in pFAS and emerging contaminant remediation on Halo
PFAS is worked from both ends. Six entries remove or destroy it: a plasma reactor, biochar from citrus peel, a regenerable polymeric adsorbent, covalent organic frameworks that adsorb then photodegrade, cotton-derived nanocrystals, and algae. Three more remove the need entirely, offering PFAS-free barrier chemistry for membranes and fibers. Removal and substitution are both being sold to the same regulation.
Four Raman platforms for one molecule. Acrylamide in drinking water drew four detection entries and three of them use surface-enhanced Raman: a colloidal metasurface in an elastomer stamp reading one dried droplet, a photonic grating flowing through in real time, and Raman with machine learning at 0.1 ppb. The fourth uses silver nanoparticle aggregation visible to the eye. One request, four optical answers.
Emerging means the analysis is the bottleneck. One entry offers nothing but analytical services for PFAS, 1,4-dioxane, microplastics and VOCs, and several others lead with a detection limit against a regulatory threshold. For contaminants named in the last few years, knowing the concentration is often harder and more commercially useful than removing it.
259organizations
275solutions listed
50%from university labs
37%in market
Frequently asked questions
What is pFAS and emerging contaminant remediation?
PFAS and emerging contaminant remediation covers the compounds regulation has only recently named, and what can be done about them. It spans destruction and adsorption of PFAS, detection of acrylamide in drinking water at parts per billion, the work of designing fluorochemistry out of a material so it never has to be removed, and treatment for microplastics, arsenic and trace organics. Utilities, industrial operators and materials companies are the buyers.
What are examples of pFAS and emerging contaminant remediation?
Four examples of pFAS and emerging contaminant remediation solutions on Halo include:
- A plasma reactor destroying PFAS from drinking water through to leachate. (Purafide)
- Silver nanoparticle aggregation makes acrylamide visible, at low cost. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
- Peroxidase mimics that work on trace organics at ultradilute concentrations. (Carnegie Mellon University)
- PFAS-free polyolefin that is superhydrophobic and oleophobic at once. (Salvinno)
What are the latest pFAS and emerging contaminant remediation innovations?
The most recently updated pFAS and emerging contaminant remediation solutions on Halo include:
Which companies and suppliers are developing pFAS and emerging contaminant remediation?
There are 259 organizations with pFAS and emerging contaminant remediation solutions on Halo, 53 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are Purafide, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, and Amriton. Most offer sponsored research or co-development. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
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