Numix Materials is structured to operate as an ion exchange materials company specializing in removal of heavy metals from complex liquid streams. The company's offerings include patented sorbents that enhance water treatment and provide value by minimizing treatment additives, simplifying operations and reducing hazardous waste disposal costs, enabling clients to meet process and regulatory limits independent of initial water chemistry. The particular project funded by NSF involves a treatment system including a novel ion exchanger and existing materials - such as natural zeolites - which maximizes selectivity of uranium over co-existing contaminants from candidate streams in acid mine drainage, raffinate from copper production, and groundwater in high-uranium geologic areas.
