Sustainable System and Method For Removing And Concentrating Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) From Water

A system for removing and concentrating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water, the system comprising;

• an anion exchange vessel including an anion exchange resin therein configured to receive a flow of water contaminated with PFAS such that the PFAS bind to the anion exchange resin to remove PFAS from the water and configured to receive a regenerant solution to regenerate the anion exchange resin and generate a spent regenerant solution;
• a separation and recovery subsystem configured to receive the spent regenerant solution and configured to separate and concentrate removed PFAS to produce a solution comprising concentrated PFAS, salt and/or base, and water;
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• a super-loading recovery subsystem configured to receive the solution comprising the concentrated PFAS, salt and/or base, and water and configured to separate the concentrated PFAS from the solution by adsorbing the concentrated PFAS onto an adsorptive media to create an ultra-concentrated PFAS waste product.