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A list of several companies that are successfully processing dirty water.

• APTWater (Long Beach, Calif.): Treats wastewater with an eye toward enabling reuse. The company merged with Europe’s Rochem in November 2011 and boasts several municipal deals on its Web site.
  
• aquaMost (Madison, Wis.): Uses ultraviolet light and patented catalysts to purify water. In late November 2011, the company snagged $3 million in a second round of venture capital; it was also awarded a $1 million phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant by the National Institutes of Health.
  
• Aqwise (Israel): Develops biofilm technologies to remove nutrients, carbon and other substances. Has municipal pilot history in the United States and Spain.
  
• Arbsource (Tempe, Ariz.): Makes a reactor system designed to be used by food and manufacturing companies.
  
• Emefcy (Israel): Creates energy-efficient water treatment technology by using sewage-eating bacteria. In August 2011, the company snagged about $10 million in venture funding from GE, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips.
  
• Fogbusters (Oakland, Calif.): Takes the FOG (fats, oil, grease) out of wastewater. Customers included Cadbury and United Biscuits.
  
• Magpie Polymers (France): The spinoff from Ecole Polytechnique focuses on treating heavily contaminated industrial wasterwater.
  
• Nexus eWater (Australia): Bills itself as maker of technology that can recycle graywater to a near potable condition, while also offering an alternative for reducing hot water energy costs. The company snagged two Australian grants in August 2011.
  
• Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies (Vancouver): Removes nutrients from wastewater and converts that into fertilizer than can be used by a revenue source. The venture capital-backed company has three recovery facilities in the United States and recently authorized one for Saskatoon, Canada.
  
• Pasteurization Technology Group (San Leandro, Calif.): Develops a wastewater disinfection system that creates renewable energy as its works. The company says it is poised to commence commercial shipments of its flagship product during 2012.
  
• Puralytics (Beaverton, Ore.): Uses nanotechnology, optics and light to purifying water.
  
• Vorsana (Portland, Ore.): Employs the concept of “radial counterflow” to create more efficients systems for water treatment, as well as separating flue gasses.

http://www.zdnet.com...h-in-2012/19812