This startup develops an electrochemical water treatment technology that uses electrical discharge to remove organic and inorganic chemicals from wastewater. Their system concurrently treats the entire chemical matrix and provides disinfection, enabling facilities to reduce costs and increase efficiency in water purification.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Conventional water treatment processes often struggle to efficiently remove a broad spectrum of organic and inorganic contaminants, requiring multiple specialized technologies and generating secondary waste streams. Existing methods can be costly, energy-intensive, and may not effectively address emerging contaminants, such as PFAS and other chemicals of emerging concern (CECs).
Solution
Pellucid Water offers a cold plasma technology for water and wastewater treatment that simultaneously removes a wide range of chemical and biological contaminants. The system uses electrical discharge to induce agglomeration, flocculation, and precipitation of dissolved substances, simplifying treatment processes and reducing costs. Unlike conventional methods, the technology acts on the entire chemical matrix concurrently, providing both decontamination and disinfection with low energy requirements and without the addition of chemical agents. The resulting precipitates can potentially be recovered and reused, offering resource recovery opportunities.
Target Audience
Pellucid Water serves municipal water treatment facilities, industrial manufacturers, and other organizations seeking efficient and cost-effective solutions for water and wastewater treatment.
Features
- Cold plasma technology effective against a broad range of organic compounds (e.g., tannins, GRO, DRO, PCPPs, CECs including PFAS) and inorganic compounds (e.g., iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, arsenic)
- Simultaneous removal of chemical contaminants and disinfection of water
- Low energy requirements compared to conventional technologies like biofilters and membranes
- No secondary wastes generated, as the process requires only electrical power
- Potential for resource recovery and reuse of precipitated chemicals
- Scalable design adaptable to various effluent parameters, including flow rate, conductivity, and contaminant composition
- Demonstrated effectiveness in treating municipal wastewater, industrial effluents, landfill leachate, and agricultural runoff