We are excited to announcement an award of funding the the Department of Defense –  Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program.  The project is titled “Pilot scale assessment of a deployable photocatalytic treatment system modified with bismuth phosphate catalyst particles for PFAS destruction in investigation-derived wastewaters.” A Purifics Photo-cat pilot system will be modified with catalysts developed in the Cates Lab and the system will be tested for treatment efficiency using groundwater samples from DoD airfield sites. Photocatalytic degradation of poly/perfluoroalkyl substances and other organic contaminants will be monitored, and related to influent water parameters. The project, led by Clemson, will be conducted in collaboration with Battelle, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Georgia Tech, and Purifics Water Inc.