DCVC

Value Proposition & Features

Aquafortus Technologies develops non-thermal desalination and water-treatment technology. Its ABX™ system uses solvent extraction and membrane filtration to convert highly concentrated brine into clean water and dry salt, supporting continuous, regenerable zero-liquid-discharge processes. [E1]
  • ABX™ liquid-to-liquid crystallizer: Treats highly concentrated brines and produces dry salt plus clean water. [E1]
  • Non-thermal operation: Desalination without relying primarily on evaporation or thermal energy. [E1]
  • Zero-liquid discharge: Designed to eliminate liquid brine discharge. [E1]
  • Continuous processing: Supports continuous treatment rather than batch-only operation. [E1]
  • Regenerable process: The process is described as regenerable for repeated operation. [E1]
  • Solvent extraction: Absorbs water from brine through solvent extraction. [E1]
  • Membrane filtration: Produces clean water through membrane filtration. [E1]
  • Dry-salt recovery: Concentrates residual salts into a dry solid output. [E1]

History and Origin Story

Aquafortus Technologies was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Māngere, Auckland, New Zealand. [E1] The company’s disclosed technology focus is non-thermal desalination and water treatment, centered on its ABX™ crystallization system. [E1]

Fundraising History

Round Date Amount Lead investor
Grants 2019–2022 Amounts not individually verified here Not disclosed
Series A February 23, 2023 USD 17 million Not disclosed
Total — USD 17,262,200 reported total —
[E1]

Market Sizing

Category, Market Size, and Category Growth

Aquafortus fits the industrial water-treatment, desalination, brine-management, and zero-liquid-discharge categories based on its stated ABX™ application. [E1] No reliable, entity-specific market-size or category-growth estimate was available in the retrieved material.

Competitive Landscape

Who it's for, who it's not for

Aquafortus is aimed at industrial operators that must manage highly concentrated brines, recover water, or pursue zero-liquid discharge while minimizing dependence on thermal treatment. [E1]
It is not clearly positioned as a consumer water-purification product or a conventional municipal point-of-use system; no evidence in the retrieved material supports those markets.

Viable Alternatives

  • Conventional thermal evaporation and crystallization: Established approaches for concentrating brine and achieving zero liquid discharge, but generally more energy-intensive than non-thermal methods.
  • Reverse osmosis: Widely used membrane desalination technology, though concentrate handling remains necessary.
  • Electrodialysis and electrodialysis reversal: Electrically driven separation approaches for selected brine and industrial-water applications.
  • Mechanical vapor compression: A thermal brine-concentration alternative for industrial zero-liquid-discharge systems.
  • Constructed or hybrid crystallization systems: Alternatives where salt recovery and solid-residue management are required.

Competitor Table

Competitor Description
Veolia Provides industrial water treatment, desalination, evaporation, and zero-liquid-discharge solutions.
Evoqua Water Technologies Supplies industrial water-treatment and high-purity-water systems, including concentrate-management technologies.
Gradiant Develops industrial water and wastewater-treatment systems, including desalination and brine-concentration solutions.
Saltworks Technologies Provides industrial desalination, brine concentration, crystallization, and salt-recovery systems.
Aquatech Offers industrial water reuse, desalination, evaporation, crystallization, and zero-liquid-discharge systems.

Sources

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Sources (retrieved)

[E1] aquafortus.net . Aquafortus Technologies . Generated: 2026, Nov 05. Exa.ai API response.