Clean air, soil, and water
Environment and Water
The environmentally friendly treatment of drinking water, process water, wastewater, and groundwater, as well as the removal of pollutants from soil and air, are key topics in the sustainability debate. In the context of protecting natural resources, Evonik’s peroxides—hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and persulfates—play a vital role in contaminant removal, resource recovery, and environmental protection.
Air purification
Hydrogen peroxide enhances air quality in industrial facilities by effectively reducing airborne pollutants such as mercaptans, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide. This helps lower harmful emissions and supports compliance with EU 2020 air quality standards.
Battery Recycling
The global market for lithium-ion batteries, which are widely used in electric vehicles, personal computers, tablets and mobile phones, is growing rapidly. The leaching process of LiB recycling technology involves the addition of hydrogen peroxide to recover the precious and rare metals lithium and cobalt.
Recycling
Hydrogen peroxide is used in paper recycling and in the recovery of valuable materials such as gold, platinum, copper, and rare earths from e-waste—including computers, cell phones, solar panels, and lithium-ion batteries—as an environmentally friendly oxidizing agent.
Soil and groundwater remediation
With our proven portfolio of soil and groundwater remediation technologies, we treat contaminants such as chorinated solvents, pesticides, PCBs, herbicides, and heavy metals that pollute groundwater and soil—helping protect ecosystems and restore environmental health.
Oxidative Water Treatment
To reduce wastewater and cut energy costs, industry is increasingly turning to sustainable solutions for water reuse. Oxidizing agents such as peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide provide antimicrobial action in reused water and are also used to neutralize unpleasant odors.
Wastewater Treatment
A cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution for the efficient treatment of wastewater streams is the use of hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid. Thanks to their strong oxidative power, these substances can effectively reduce algae, iron, manganese, and other dissolved organic and inorganic compounds in wastewater.