08:17 AM EST, 12/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- PyroGenesis ( PYRGF ) on Tuesday said its plasma torch system destroys perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are commonly known as "forever chemicals" due to a strong molecular bond that resists degradation and have been connected to worldwide health issues.

The development of the systems is part of a project funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, which is seeking various PFAS-remediation technologies as part of its broader environmental clean-up mandate. Under the contract, PyroGenesis ( PYRGF ) received $2.25 million and supplied a 1MW (one megawatt) plasma torch system with related peripherals. The system is now operating at full capacity and so far, more than 300 tonnes of PFAS-contaminated materials have been successfully treated at the client's facility using PyroGenesis' ( PYRGF ) plasma system.

"We are extremely pleased by how our plasma-based system safely treated and destroyed these PFAS. PFAS are insidious, dangerous chemicals that unfortunately are showing up in more and more places, in particular water and soil," said Peter Pascali, president and CEO of PyroGenesis ( PYRGF ). "These successful real-world operational results demonstrate that PyroGenesis' ( PYRGF ) plasma torch systems can now be considered among the long-term PFAS remediation strategies being considered by governments everywhere as they begin to search for ways to deal with this rising health crisis."