AxNano is commercializing sustainable equipment platforms to capture and destroy PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), also known as forever chemicals, and other emerging contaminants.

The company’s equipment platforms restore clean water in: process water, typically used in industrial processes, production facilities, and manufacturing facilities; and power generation and wastewater, generated from combined waste streams (industrial, residential, and agricultural), including solid and liquid waste streams. AxNano’s point-source solution reduces waste disposal costs by 83 percent compared to off-site incineration or landfilling. The company’s military, industrial and municipal customers mitigate liability risk while achieving higher throughputs, cleaner outputs, and streamlined integration.

“The I-Corps program was instrumental in helping AxNano refine our value proposition, validate customer needs, and strengthen our commercialization strategy. The experience equipped us with the insight and framework to align our technology development with real market demand and accelerate adoption.”
 —Nadezda Ojeda, Water and Wastewater Quality Scientist, AxNano

Affiliated University: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;  Location: Durham, NC; I-Corps Team: Nadezda Ojeda, Water and Wastewater Quality Scientist, AxNano;  I-Corps Cohort: JHU regional, 4/20/2023;  Funding: $9.4M