Axine Water Technologies
What it does: Vancouver-based Axine takes highly polluted industrial effluent and turns it into water that meets strict environmental standards. Its self-contained purification systems are about the size of a small shipping container and can be installed at manufacturing facilities to clean wastewater on-site.
The difference it’s making: Axine’s electrochemical process removes dozens of pollutants, including such toxins as benzene, formaldehyde and ammonia. Its technology is used extensively in the pharmaceutical industry to ensure that antibiotics, hormones and other biologically active substances do not escape in wastewater to cause havoc in ecosystems. The company is currently enjoying a record year for sales.