According to the Bank’s website, the project will finance the promoter's research and development related to Per-and Poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) removal technology and the deployment of water treatment installations 'as a service' at end-user premises.

Chromafora is a Swedish cleantech company that uses patented technologies to remove heavy metals and PFAS from polluted water. PFAS are considered as contaminants of emerging concern. Because of their water- & oil-repellent, non-stick characteristics, PFAS are used in many daily-use products. When these products degrade in landfills, PFAS can contaminate water bodies (mainly groundwater). The abstraction of water from these water bodies is a hazard for human health.
Detection and control of PFAS has been included as a new requirement in the recently adopted Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (Drinking Water Directive or DWD), leading to stricter requirements in the water for human consumption.

The aim is to support a solution for thousands of potential clients, mainly at landfills, and at industrial sites where hazardous PFAS pollution accumulates.

According to the Environmental and Social Data Sheet, the project does not have any negative environment, climate or social impacts. The project will help removing PFAS from heavily contaminated water in existing facilities (mainly landfills) across the EU.

Chromafora is a innovation company specialized in selective removal of PFAS and heavy metals from water streams. SELPAXT enables an effective and selective method to concentrate and remove both short and long chain PFAS from water, resulting in minimal waste. A related method is SELMEXT, that removes heavy metals from effluent streams. The technology can be used to purify effluents from arsenic, mercury, antimony, but also to be used to extract copper, zinc, uranium and many more metals.

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