17/01/2026
The “AquaClear: Advanced Cavitation for PFAS Treatment and Circular Water” project, led by Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (MDBF) and EFSUN researchers Prof. Dr. Ali Koşar and Dr. Morteza Ghorbani, has been awarded funding under the Horizon Europe Water4all 3rd Call.
The project will be carried out in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University, Gdansk University of Technology, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Borçelik, and will be coordinated by Sabancı University.
Project Summary:
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals with highly stable carbon-fluorine bonds, making them exceptionally persistent in the environment. There is a pressing need for innovative solutions that combine energy efficiency, economic feasibility, environmental sustainability, and adaptability across diverse water matrices and implementation scales. Among emerging technologies, cavitation-based methods stand out as a promising, sustainable, and environmentally friendly approach for PFAS treatment. With this project, the aim is to address the environmental issues around Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances PFAS degradation with various radicals and develop a new generation of Hydrodynamic Cavitation reactor to remove PFAS from various water samples, which will be validated in pilot scale and then adapted for installation in the facilities of the partner company in the consortium.
Source: Talabazar et al. “Removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from wastewater using the hydrodynamic cavitation on a chip concept,” Chemical Engineering Journal, 495, 153573, 2024.
