BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 16.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:16011028T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:-0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:16010325T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZOFFSETFROM:-0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Stage 2 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20250512T090311Z DESCRIPTION:Presentation:\nPFAS 'Forever Chemicals' - Search\, Capture & De stroy\n \nWednesday 12.45 to 13.00\, Stage 2\n \nSpeaker:\nDavid Reay - He ad of Strategic Partnerships - CPL/Puragen Activated Carbons\n \nAbout thi s Presentation\nPFAS (per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances) is a chemical f amily consisting of at least 5\,000 individual compounds. They are sometim es referred to as “forever” chemicals because of their persistence in the environment. These compounds\, which are now known to pose serious hea lth risks for humans and animals\, have been widely used in industry since the 1950s\, for products including non-stick cookware\, firefighting foam s\, food packaging and fabric coatings. PFAS-group “Forever” Chemicals are now the number one environmental concern for many industrial sectors\ , notably the chemical industry and water utilities. The aim of our “Sea rch\, Capture & Destroy” project\, developed in-house by our technical t eam\, was to be able to offer a state-of-the-art abatement technology that includes the removal of PFAS from water using optimised granular activate d carbons (GAC)\, followed complete destruction of the PFAS molecules via advanced thermal reactivation techniques. It is the only PFAS-removal tech nology that is truly sustainable\, since the GAC reactivated via our proce ss can be reused for water treatment and other purification applications. The key issue was to prove that the PFAS molecules have been completely de stroyed in our process\, since many in our sector believed that this would not be possible. The technology has recently been awarded a Gold Award in the 2024 Green Apple Environment Awards\, and we are keen to share this b reakthrough with the ChemUK attendees at the NEC.\n \nDavid Reay - Chemica l UK Expo \n \n DTEND;TZID="GMT Standard Time":20250521T130000 DTSTAMP:20250512T090311Z DTSTART;TZID="GMT Standard Time":20250521T124500 LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T090311Z LOCATION:Stage 2 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-gb:Presentation: PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' - Search\, Ca pture & Destroy TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E0080000000000D800A1F1C0DB01000000000000000 01000000041C093ADECFD744D91BDA78348F75D16 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Presentation:

PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' - Search\, Captur e &\; Destroy

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Wednesday 12.45 to 13.00\, Stage 2

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Speaker:

David Reay - Head of Strategic Partnerships - CPL/Puragen Activated Carbons

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About this P resentation

PFAS (per-and poly fluoro alkyl substances) is a chemical family consisting of at least 5\,000 indiv idual compounds. They are sometimes referred to as “\;forever”\; chemicals because of their persistence in the environment. These compound s\, which are now known to pose serious health risks for humans and animal s\, have been widely used in industry since the 1950s\, for products inclu ding non-stick cookware\, firefighting foams\, food packaging and fabric c oatings. PFAS-group “\;Forever”\; Chemicals are now the number o ne environmental concern for many industrial sectors\, notably the chemica l industry and water utilities. The aim of our “\;Search\, Capture &a mp\; Destroy”\; project\, developed in-house by our technical team\, was to be able to offer a state-of-the-art abatement technology that inclu des the removal of PFAS from water using optimised granular activated carb ons (GAC)\, followed complete destruction of the PFAS molecules via advanc ed thermal reactivation techniques. It is the only PFAS-removal technology that is truly sustainable\, since the GAC reactivated via our process can be reused for water treatment and other purification applications. The ke y issue was to prove that the PFAS molecules have been c ompletely destroyed in our process\, since many in our sector belie ved that this would not be possible. The technology has recently been awar ded a Gold Award in the 2024 Green Apple Environment Awards\, and we are k een to share this breakthrough with the ChemUK a ttendees at the NEC.

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David Reay - Chemical UK Expo

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