ESTCP FY 2024 New Start Projects 

Environmental Restoration (ER) Program Area 

The following projects were selected for funding to demonstrate technologies that can be utilized for the destruction of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) concentrates.  Additional information on individual projects can be found by clicking on the project title.

  • Thermal Plasma Arc Treatment Technology (FRG™) for Destruction of AFFF
    • Lead Investigator: Arul Ayyaswami, Tetra Tech, Inc.
  • Validation of a Supercritical Water Oxidation Processing Facility to Destroy AFFF
    • Lead Investigator: Steve Rosansky, Battelle Memorial Institute
  • Thermal Steam Plasma Treatment of AFFF Concentrate by Direct Injection
    • Lead Investigator: Stephen Richardson, GSI Environmental, Inc.
  • Field Validation of Plasma Vortex Technology for AFFF Destruction
    • Lead Investigator: Daniel Cho, Onvector
  • PFAS Destruction in AFFF Concentrate via Electrochemical Oxidation Treatment Train
    • Lead Investigator: Rebecca Mora, AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
  • Demonstration of Complete Destruction of AFFF Concentrate Using a Non-Thermal Treatment Train
    • Lead Investigator: John Xiong, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
  • Pilot of Scalable Destructive Technologies for AFFF Formulations and PFAS
    • Lead Investigator: David Moore, USACE-ERDC