PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), often called “forever chemicals,” are a major public health concern and a technical challenge for meeting regulatory compliance. These ultra-resistant chemical compounds are increasingly found in groundwater and drinking water supplies. To address this, Sodimate, a leader in water treatment equipment for municipalities and industries, offers cutting-edge technology to ensure efficient, sustainable, and compliant water purification.
Why PFAS Elimination is a Critical Priority
Widely used in industry (textiles, firefighting foams, non-stick coatings), PFAS are persistent—they do not break down in the environment. Their accumulation in the food chain and drinking water poses significant health risks. For managers of drinking water treatment plants, eliminating these micropollutants has become essential to anticipate 2026 water quality standards and ensure consumer safety.
Optimize Your Fluidized-Bed Reactors: Control Activated Carbon Injection with Sodimate
Fluidized-bed technology is currently one of the most effective methods for removing micropollutants, such as PFAS. In these systems designed by our operating clients and engineering firms, micro-grains of carbon are kept in suspension by an upward water flow, ensuring optimal contact for maximum adsorption.
However, the efficiency of these reactors depends on a critical factor: the quality of the injected carbon. This is where Sodimate steps in with its expertise in storage, dosing, and wetting.
Ensuring Fluidized Bed Performance
To ensure our clients’ reactors operate at full capacity, our injection technology adapts in real time:
- Controlled adsorption: We guarantee precise dosing of activated carbon to respond to variations in the reactor’s pollutant load.
- Consistent quality: Upstream of the fluidized bed, our equipment prepares the reagent to ensure immediate and effective contact with the water to be treated.
Sodimicrocarb: Innovation to Protect Our Customers’ Facilities
The main technical challenge with fine-grain reactors lies in the presence of “fines.” These microscopic particles naturally escape from the fluidized bed and clog the downstream sand filters or membranes, resulting in significant maintenance costs for the operator.
Sodimate has developed Sodimicrocarb, a patented refining and dosing module. Its role? To “dust-remove” and wet the activated carbon before it is injected into the customer’s reactor.
Benefits for operators:
- Protection of downstream equipment: By removing fines before injection, Sodimicrocarb prevents premature clogging of the customer’s site filters.
- Reduced operating costs: Fewer filter cleanings and extended service life for your filtration systems.
- Process reliability: Clean injection ensures the hydraulic stability of the fluidized bed designed by our customers.
Sodimicrocarb: Exclusive innovation to optimize your costs
Using fine-grain activated carbon presents a technical challenge: the presence of “fines.” These microscopic coal particles escape from the reactor and clog downstream filters, resulting in high maintenance costs. Sodimate has created Sodimicrocarb, a patented refining and dosing module that “de-dusts” the carbon before injection.
Benefits for operators:
- Reduced operating costs: The absence of fines prevents filter clogging.
- Superior treatment quality: Uniform adsorption and maximum efficiency.
- Long-term profitability: Extend the service life of your equipment.
Proven Expertise in the Field
Choosing Sodimate means choosing recognized water treatment expertise. Our system is already successfully deployed at numerous sites across France and Switzerland.
Frequently Asked Questions About PFAS Treatment
What is the best technology to remove PFAS?
Fluidized bed activated carbon is the gold standard for high-performance tertiary PFAS filtration. We can refer you to our partners for more information on fluidized-bed systems.
How can I reduce maintenance costs?
The Sodimicrocarb module removes fine carbon particles before injection, preventing sand filter clogging and production downtime.
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