Timothy Strathmann News Today

Researchers at Colorado School of Mines partnered with a cleantech startup called Aquagga to tackle “forever chemicals.”

Researchers at the Colorado School of Mines have invented, and patented, a new process to eliminate PFAS from water systems entirely.

How do you destroy pollution so stubborn it’s nicknamed “forever chemicals”? That’s a question researchers and companies across the country are eager to answer. There is a lot of money to be made.

Several companies, including Claros Technologies in Minnesota, are trying to engineer ways to destroy PFAS chemicals.

The engineer leading the companys research and new product development believes it is about a year away from demonstrating complete destruction of the chemicals at an on-site pilot project.

PFAS earned the nickname "forever chemicals" because they’re often thought of as indestructible. But as concern about PFAS pollution grows, scientists are developing ways to finally destroy the chemicals.

The harmful molecules are everywhere, but chemists have made progress in developing a method to break them down.