“ENCINITAS, Calif., Feb. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CycloPure, Inc., a developer of next-generation water purification adsorbents, announced the hiring of Dr. Jason Spruell as its new Vice President of Commercial Development. Dr. Spruell will lead CycloPure’s efforts to commercialize its breakthrough High-Affinity Cyclodextrin Polymers (HACPs) for use in the water treatment, industrial separation, and textile application markets. He brings years of experience in the development of specialty materials and will work with market partners to commercialize applications for the company’s patented adsorbent materials. Prior to joining CycloPure, Dr. Spruell served in technology and market-facing roles at Eastman Chemical and Milliken & Company, where he worked with customers across the supply chain to develop polymer-based materials…
Cassou added, ‘Contamination of drinking water by micropollutants is a growing problem throughout the U.S. and the world. CycloPure’s mission is to develop novel, cost-effective adsorbent materials that can eliminate these contaminants and make drinking water safe for consumers everywhere. With Dr. Spruell and Dr. Barin, we now have world-class expertise in polymeric materials in place to advance our technology from the lab to the marketplace’…
Founded in 2016, CycloPure is a material sciences and technology company that is commercializing a new class of selective adsorbents called High-Affinity Cyclodextrin Polymers (HACPs). The company’s breakthrough technology allows the conversion of renewable cyclodextrins (derived from cornstarch) into highly adsorbent materials that are ideally suited for water treatment applications.
Government and other studies have shown that trace contaminants (measured in parts per billion and less), including industrial chemicals, pesticides, and pharmaceutical residues, are pervasive in water and can retain toxic effect at low concentration. Using its novel polymer technology, CycloPure has developed two lead adsorbent formulations, CD-MP and CD-PFAS, for the removal of harmful contaminants from water, including the perfluorinated compounds PFOA and PFOS.”
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