BlueNotes

A proposed landfill expansion in Horry County, South Carolina, has reignited a familiar question: what actually happens to PFAS once it’s disposed of?

In this episode, Dr. Bilal Asif uses this case to explore the broader shift from landfill to destruction. Incineration is emerging as the default pathway, with players like Veolia and Clean Harbors reporting removal rates of up to 99.99%—but questions remain around emissions and completeness.

That uncertainty is driving renewed interest in alternatives such as supercritical water oxidation, with players including 374Water, Aquarden, and Revive Environmental entering the space.

The signal is clear: the sector is moving toward total PFAS destruction, but the real challenge is proving that destruction is complete, and doing so at scale.
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A few years ago, phosphorus recovery looked like a growing opportunity. Today, the momentum feels quieter. In this episode, Martino Finotelli unpacks Haskoning's acquisition of the ViviMag technology from Kemira, and what it signals for the future of resource recovery.
While ViviMag enables recovery of vivianite from sludge, the bigger story is the shift in market drivers. Regulatory focus has moved away from phosphorus recovery toward energy efficiency and micropollutants, weakening the pull for technologies that rely on secondary value streams.
Kemira’s exit reflects that reality. Haskoning may be better positioned to integrate and deploy such solutions — but even then, success depends on whether the market conditions return.

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Water is entering a phase where proven innovation is aligning with credible pathways to scale. How do technologies that have demonstrated success finally translate into repeatable, system-wide adoption? The shift is from isolated lighthouse projects to coordinated execution: commercial models are strengthening, cross-sector demand is accelerating, and operational urgency is driving alignment. What once appeared fragmented is beginning to take shape, as industries converge around shared constraints and start reshaping incentives, risk allocation, and institutional readiness to unlock deployment at scale.
This transition comes to life June 1–2 at Nike World Headquarters, as Divya and Rhys frame BlueTech Forum’s move toward tipping points alongside Zoe Hassall and Lily Chen. With Nike as host and sponsors Xylem, Veralto, Nijhuis Water Industries, XPV Water Partners, AquaTech and H2O Innovation, the event turns case studies into working sessions. More at bluetechforum.com.

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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are moving back into focus. In this episode, Research Analyst Bilal Asif explores why renewed attention on Prof. Omar Yaghi points to something bigger: the emergence of MOFs as a platform technology with applications spanning PFAS removal, carbon capture, and atmospheric water harvesting.
That bridge from science to application is already taking shape. Atoco, founded by Yaghi, is applying MOFs to atmospheric water capture, while a broader ecosystem  (including EnergyX, Tetramer, Framergy, BASF, and Numat), is advancing use cases across water, remediation, and industrial gas markets.
The question is whether it can scale. As Bilal notes, the water sector has seen this before—strong science does not guarantee adoption. The real signal lies in whether MOFs can bridge the gap from breakthrough to deployment.
This Analyst Spotlight is part of BlueTech's Weekly Analyst Insights membership.
If you’d like to receive these signals from the water technology market each week, you can learn more about on bluetechresearch.com.

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Reverse osmosis is one of the most established processes in water treatment. But what if its fundamentals are being rethought? 
Research Director Rhys Owen examines Salinity Solutions’ selection into the Xylem Innovation Labs Accelerator, and why its batch-based RO approach—reducing energy use and waste while increasing recovery—signals a potential shift in how core treatment processes are designed and scaled.
This Analyst Spotlight is part of BlueTech's Weekly Analyst Insights membership.
If you’d like to receive these signals from the water technology market each week, you can learn more about on bluetechresearch.com.

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Presented by BlueTech Research®, Actionable Water Technology Market Intelligence.

Watch the trailer of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey.  Get involved, and learn more on the website: braveblue.world