Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
Advanced Water Treatment Development Group Technology Development Group Innovation Division
Chief Researcher

Mr. Enomoto Kanji

I joined Kurita Water Industries in 1987. Since the 1990s, I have been mainly engaged in soil and groundwater remediation technologies, including physicochemical and biological treatments for VOCs and 1,4-dioxane, as well as analytical work (primarily using GC-MS). From the 2010s, I have also been responsible for wastewater treatment technologies and wastewater analysis (primarily using LC-MS). Currently, at the Kurita Innovation Hub, established in Akishima, Tokyo in 2022, I am mainly engaged in the development of PFAS analysis and treatment technologies.

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are said to have low degradability and remain in the environment for a long time, and movements to strengthen regulations are accelerating mainly in Europe and the US. Domestically, a law setting the standard for drinking water quality at a combined total of 50 ng/L of PFOS and PFOA is scheduled to come into effect in April 2026. Although regulations on PFAS discharge into wastewater have not yet commenced, companies are being required to make efforts to reduce PFAS emissions into the environment or to avoid incorporating PFAS within their operations.
The Kurita Group aims to provide comprehensive solutions for customers in terms of PFAS analysis, removal, and neutralization. In this seminar, we will introduce the core analytical technology of the solutions provided by the Kurita Group.