| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 68.91 |
| Liaison | Susan Powers |
| Submission Date | April 10, 2024 |
Clarkson University
IN-50: Innovation D
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Susan
Powers Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment ISE |
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Destroying Forever Chemicals: Clarkson University Excels at research related to the detection and destruction of PFAS for clean water solutions
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
Known as “forever chemicals,” PFAS and related long-chain fluorinated chemicals have been used extensively in a wide range of consumer products and fire-fighting foam, and, as a result, they are a ubiquitous pollutant in our environment. Exposure to even very low (parts per trillion) concentrations of these chemicals is suspected to cause health problems ranging from cancer to diabetes. The stability of these compounds, which makes them effective in their intended applications, also makes them very difficult to degrade or destroy to treat contaminated water. The result is a common use of adsorption or ion exchange to transfer the PFAS from water to another media. This prolongs their “forever” nature and simply results in a new media with PFAS contamination.
Researchers at Clarkson University, though, overcame this challenge. Two groups have developed innovative technologies that destroy these chemicals. Their research has grown from the lab-scale to field-scale demonstrations at U.S. military installations and now to viable start-up companies.
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Researchers at Clarkson University, though, overcame this challenge. Two groups have developed innovative technologies that destroy these chemicals. Their research has grown from the lab-scale to field-scale demonstrations at U.S. military installations and now to viable start-up companies.
(See full description in additional documentation)
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