Revive Environmental
Revive Environmental provides commercial PFAS destruction services using proprietary Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) technology, serving government environmental agencies, military installations, landfills, airports, and industrial manufacturers across multiple U.S. states.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2023
- HeadquartersColumbus, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Revive Environmental does
Revive Environmental Technology, LLC is a privately held water treatment services company founded in 2023 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It commercializes proprietary Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) technology — exclusively licensed from Battelle Memorial Institute, which developed it over a decade of research — to permanently destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The company's flagship product, the PFAS Annihilator®, operates at 374°C and 3,206 psi to break the carbon-fluorine bond in PFAS compounds, achieving >99.99% destruction across diverse waste streams including aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), landfill leachate, industrial wastewater, and groundwater. A complementary offering, GAC RENEW™, uses solvent-based extraction to regenerate PFAS-saturated granular activated carbon on-site, extending carbon life up to 4x and pairing with the Annihilator to destroy extracted concentrates.
The business is engineered around a usage-based revenue model in which customers — primarily state and federal environmental agencies, military installations, landfills, airports, and industrial manufacturers — pay per gallon of PFAS-containing material destroyed, including collection, transportation, and storage. Revive holds exclusive commercial licensing rights to Battelle's SCWO PFAS destruction IP and operates two fully permitted commercial destruction facilities (Columbus, OH and Grand Rapids, MI). The company is co-founded and backed by Battelle and Viking Global Investors, and sells primarily through enterprise field sales and government RFP channels.
Revive has rapidly accumulated public-sector reference contracts since founding: New Hampshire (2023, first state), Ohio (2024), North Carolina (2025), and New Jersey (2026, in partnership with Republic Services targeting 150,000+ gallons of AFFF). The Department of Defense contracted Revive through ESTCP/DIU in 2025 to demonstrate field-deployable PFAS destruction at military bases, and the company won the 2025 WEFTEC Innovative Technology Award and 2023 Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards. Leadership transitioned in March 2026 with Rick Gillespie replacing founding CEO David Trueba to oversee the commercial scaling phase.
Revive Environmental firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Revive Environmental
- Legal name
- Revive Environmental Technology, LLC
- Website
- https://revive-environmental.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2023
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Revive Environmental provides commercial PFAS destruction services using proprietary Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) technology, serving government environmental agencies, military installations, landfills, airports, and industrial manufacturers across multiple U.S. states.
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Revive Environmental industry classification
Industry- Product category
- PFAS Destruction & Environmental Remediation Services
- NAICS
- Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Remediation Services (562910)
- SIC
- Hazardous Waste Management (4955)
- akta.pro primary industry
- PFAS & Emerging Contaminants Treatment Services (IMAIAGAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- PFAS & Emerging Contaminants Waste Management (Handling, Treatment, Disposal) (EUAIAFAL), PFAS & Emerging Contaminants Removal (AFFF/Trace Organics) (EUANADAJ)
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Where Revive Environmental is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Columbus
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Revive Environmental business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- PFAS Destruction Services: Usage-based pricing for PFAS destruction services at commercial facilities. Customers pay per gallon of PFAS-containing material destroyed. Services include collection, transportation, storage, and permanent destruction via SCWO technology. Revenue tied to volume of PFAS waste processed.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels7 records
Revive Environmental product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Revive Environmental provides permanent PFAS ("forever chemicals") destruction services for government agencies, industrial facilities, landfills, and municipal water systems. Using its proprietary PFAS Annihilator® supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) technology, the company breaks the carbon-fluorine bond in PFAS compounds to non-detectable levels (>99.99% destruction). The firm also offers GAC RENEW™ on-site granular activated carbon regeneration services that extend carbon life up to 4x and pair with PFAS Annihilator® for complete contaminant destruction.
Product overview
Revive Environmental offers two complementary technologies for PFAS destruction and management. The PFAS Annihilator® is the core product—a mobile supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) system that achieves complete mineralization of PFAS compounds (>99.99% destruction) across various waste streams including AFFF firefighting foam, landfill leachate, and industrial wastewater. The GAC RENEW™ is an add-on service that regenerates spent granular activated carbon on-site, extending carbon life up to 4x and pairing with the PFAS Annihilator® to destroy the extracted PFAS concentrates. The two products work together as a complete lifecycle PFAS mitigation solution.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- PFAS Annihilator®: Proprietary PFAS destruction technology using supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to non-detectable levels.
- GAC RENEW™
Products and services
- PFAS Annihilator® A mobile supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) service that destroys PFAS compounds to non-detectable levels by breaking the carbon-fluorine bond at extreme temperature and pressure. Achieves >99.99% PFAS destruction across contaminated media including AFFF firefighting foam, landfill leachate, and industrial wastewater. Services include collection, transportation, storage, and permanent destruction on a usage-based (per gallon) pricing model. For state environmental agencies, DoD/military installations, landfills, airports, and industrial facilities.
- GAC RENEW™ An on-site granular activated carbon (GAC) regeneration service that uses solvent-based extraction to restore PFAS-saturated carbon, extending GAC lifespan up to 4x and reducing total cost of ownership. Pairs with the PFAS Annihilator® to destroy extracted PFAS concentrates. For water treatment operators and industrial facilities using GAC media.
Quantifiable outcome
- >99.99% PFAS destruction rate across all waste streams, with multi-order-of-magnitude reduction confirmed to below EPA drinking water criteria
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Revive Environmental
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Revive Environmental technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
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Feature3 records
Revive Environmental partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Republic ServicesminorCollaborator on New Jersey statewide AFFF collection program. Provides collection, transportation, and storage services for PFAS-containing firefighting foam as part of the NJDEP program.
- Department of Defense (ESTCP/DIU)coreDoD Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) project contracted through Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). Partnership to demonstrate field-deployable PFAS destruction technology at military installations.
- Northeast Purification SystemsminorRegional partnership to bring PFAS concentration and destruction services to the New England region of the United States.
- Heritage-Crystal CleanminorLogistics partner for New Hampshire AFFF Take-Back Program. Safely transfers AFFF from New Hampshire fire departments to PFAS Annihilator facility in Wyoming, Michigan. Also part of 4never consortium for full-scale closed-loop PFAS solution.
- 4never ConsortiumminorConsortium including Heritage-Crystal Clean, Allonnia, EPOC Enviro, and Revive Environmental launching the first full-scale closed-loop PFAS solution in the market.
- BattellecoreCo-founded with Battelle, the world's largest independent nonprofit research organization. Battelle developed PFAS Annihilator technology over a decade of research. Revive holds exclusive commercial licensing rights. Partnership includes joint DoD demonstration projects and ongoing technology development collaboration.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights8 records
Revive Environmental competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- 374Water: 374Water (formerly AquaNano) commercializes AirSCWO and other SCWO-based destruction systems targeting PFAS and other emerging contaminants. It is the closest direct competitor to Revive's PFAS Annihilator® in the U.S. SCWO PFAS destruction market.
Broad incumbents
- Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is a major North American environmental services company offering hazardous waste management, PFAS handling, and remediation services. It competes broadly with Revive in PFAS waste handling, AFFF disposal, and industrial remediation, though it does not operate SCWO technology.
- Heritage-Crystal Clean: Heritage-Crystal Clean provides hazardous and industrial waste management services and is a logistics partner to Revive (e.g., NH AFFF Take-Back Program). It is a relevant incumbent peer in AFFF and hazardous PFAS waste handling.
- Veolia North America: Veolia operates large-scale water, wastewater, and hazardous waste treatment services including PFAS treatment programs. As a global environmental services incumbent, it competes with Revive for municipal and industrial PFAS treatment contracts.
- Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a leading environmental consulting and engineering firm with deep PFAS remediation and water treatment practices. It often sits upstream of Revive as a remediation designer/contractor, and competes for related environmental services scope.
- Calgon Carbon: Calgon Carbon (a Kuraray company) is a leading manufacturer of activated carbon products and a major provider of GAC-based PFAS removal systems for water utilities. Its carbon-based solutions compete indirectly with Revive's GAC RENEW™ regeneration service.
- Xylem: Xylem is a global water technology company serving municipal and industrial water and wastewater customers, with a growing PFAS treatment portfolio. It competes with Revive for PFAS drinking water and wastewater contracts at scale.
Emerging players
- Aclaris Technologies: Aclaris Technologies is an emerging PFAS destruction company developing low-temperature plasma-based destruction technology. It is an emerging competitive threat to Revive's SCWO platform in the PFAS destruction market.
- CycloPure: CycloPure is an emerging materials science company commercializing adsorbent polymer technology (DEXSORB+) for PFAS removal from water. It is a partial competitor focused on PFAS removal rather than destruction, but addresses the same regulatory and customer pain points.
Regional players
- Republic Services: Republic Services is a major U.S. solid waste and recycling company and a collaborator with Revive on the NJ AFFF collection program. As a national landfill operator, it overlaps with Revive on landfill leachate PFAS treatment opportunities.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Profiles5 records
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Frequently asked questions about Revive Environmental
What does Revive Environmental do?
Revive Environmental provides permanent PFAS ("forever chemicals") destruction services for government agencies, industrial facilities, landfills, and municipal water systems. Using its proprietary PFAS Annihilator® supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) technology, the company breaks the carbon-fluorine bond in PFAS compounds to non-detectable levels (>99.99% destruction). The firm also offers GAC RENEW™ on-site granular activated carbon regeneration services that extend carbon life up to 4x and pair with PFAS Annihilator® for complete contaminant destruction.
Is Revive Environmental a public or private company?
Revive Environmental is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Revive Environmental founded?
Revive Environmental was founded in 2023. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Revive Environmental based?
Revive Environmental is headquartered in Columbus, United States, in the North America region.
How does Revive Environmental make money?
One revenue line is on record: PFAS Destruction Services.
Who are Revive Environmental's main competitors?
374Water is listed as a direct peer. Broad incumbents are Clean Harbors, Heritage-Crystal Clean, Veolia North America, Tetra Tech, Calgon Carbon and Xylem. Emerging players are Aclaris Technologies and CycloPure. Republic Services is listed as a regional player.
Does Revive Environmental have an API?
No public API is recorded for Revive Environmental.
What industry is Revive Environmental in?
Revive Environmental's product category is PFAS Destruction & Environmental Remediation Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIAGAJ, PFAS & Emerging Contaminants Treatment Services, with a secondary code of EUAIAFAL, PFAS & Emerging Contaminants Waste Management (Handling, Treatment, Disposal). Its NAICS code is 562211 and its SIC code is 4955.