ESTCP FY 2022 New Start Projects

 Environmental Restoration (ER) Program Area

The following projects were selected for funding to demonstrate and validate destruction technologies for the treatment of materials laden with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Additional information on individual projects can be found by clicking the project title.

• Bench-Scale Evaluation of Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) to Destroy PFAS in Aqueous Investigation-Derived Waste (IDW) and Complex Waste Streams
  •  Lead Investigator: Ramona Iery, NAVFAC EXWC
• Development and Application of Injectable Fuels/Adjuncts for In Situ Treatment of PFAS and Co-Occurring Chemicals in Source Areas by Smoldering Combustion
  • Lead Investigator: David Major, Geosyntec Consultants
• Photoactivated Reductive Defluorination PFAS Destruction
  • Lead Investigator: Denise Kay, Enspired Solutions 
• Demonstration of a Pilot-Scale Continuous Hydrothermal Alkaline Treatment (HALT) System for DoD-Relevant, PFAS-Impacted Matrices
  • Lead Investigator: Gus Millevolte, Aquagga