The problem
Compliance pressure meets rising operating cost
Plants must hit discharge and reuse standards for PFAS, dissolved metals, and hydrocarbons while controlling energy, disposal, and downtime costs. Granular activated carbon and resin are slow, high-maintenance, and expensive to dispose of.
PFAS
Smart Sponge® Quanta™ permanently removes forever chemicals.
Heavy metals
Up to 96% removal of arsenic, chromium, zinc, lead, and copper.
Hydrocarbons
Oil and organics encapsulated without clogging the bed.
Dissolved organics
Reduced to reuse-grade water quality.
The Abtech solution
Cartridges and engineered systems built around your flow
Smart Sponge® cartridges and skid-mounted systems integrate into existing treatment trains. With flow up to 40 GPM/SF, empty-bed contact time as low as 45 seconds, and 1% moisture retention, you get smaller footprints and dramatically lower disposal weight.
Smart Sponge® cartridges for treatment vessels
Engineered skid-mounted systems
Smart Sponge® Quanta™ for PFAS polishing
Lower lifecycle cost
1% moisture retention vs 30–70% for GAC.
Smaller footprint
45-second EBCT means less bed depth and fewer vessels.
Simplified operation
Minimal backwashing and under 1 PSI back pressure.
Proof
Results in the field
45s
Empty-bed contact time
<1 PSI
Back pressure
1%
Moisture retention
Reuse-grade quality
Dow Chemical U.S.A.
Smart Sponge® media deployed in industrial process water to manage hydrocarbons and dissolved metals within reuse specifications.
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Devon Energy
Targeted hydrocarbon and metals removal in non-potable industrial streams with long media life and low operating overhead.
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