VVater Shield Technical Brochure 2025

VVater Shield WHOLE-HOME WATER PURIFICATION, SOFTENING, AND ADVANCED CONTAMINANT TREATMENT

Microplastics cross blood-brain barrier, inducing stress and brain fog.

Heavy metals attack central nervous system, eroding motor functions.

DBPs assault thyroid gland, depleting energy and slowing metabolic rate.

Forever chemicals circulate through bloodstream and impair immune system.

PFAS embed themselves in organs, triggering cancerous growths.

Endocrine disruptors cause estrogen/ testosterone imbalance, impacting fertility outcomes.

WATER SHOULD SUSTAIN LIFE, NOT SHORTEN IT. A 2024 study found the average human brain contains about 6.5 g of microplastics—about the size of a pencil or a heaping teaspoon of glitter.

YOUR BODY IS 60-75% WATER. BY CHANGING YOUR WATER, YOU CHANGE YOUR FUTURE. Every sip of bottled or tap water is a step closer to an inferior quality of life.

The result is a body that feels older than its years, overcome by chronic illnesses and depleted energy. Fortunately, elevating the quality of your water can free you from these outcomes.

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YOUR WATER IS MAKING YOU SICK. Not only is water increasingly scarce, it’s increasingly contaminated. Whether filtered, bottled, or straight from the tap, our water contains toxic compounds that are harmful to our health.

MICROPLASTICS ARE STRESSING YOU OUT— WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT. A 2024 study found the average human brain contains about 6.5 g of microplastics— about the size of a pencil or a heaping teaspoon of glitter.

These microplastics impair our mental health. In the brain, they rewire neural pathways, altering cortisol levels and inducing stress. If you’ve ever felt stressed for no reason, it might have been microplastics.

PFAS ARE IMPACTING YOUR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. Pregnant women exposed to PFAS become 50% more likely to give birth preterm.

These “forever chemicals” are also linked to cancer, weight gain, decreased fertility, and endocrine disruptions.

Alarmingly, almost 60% of Americans have been exposed to PFAS through their drinking water. Worse, neither the environment nor the human body can filter them out naturally.

CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS ARE DISRUPTING YOUR ENDOCRINE SYSTEM. Chemicals like chlorine release up to 600 disinfection by-products (DBPs). Longterm exposure to DBPs is linked to increased cancer risk. DBPs in drinking water have also been shown to disrupt endocrine functions and impact fertility outcomes.

MOST WATER TREATMENT IS STUCK IN THE 20TH CENTURY. At home, you might treat your water with water softeners, carbon filters, reverse osmosis, or disinfectants. But each of these solutions has a tradeoff.

• Chemicals: carcinogenic disinfection byproducts • Water softeners: expensive salts and resins • Reverse osmosis membranes: continuous biofouling • Filters: frequent replacement/cleaning • No water reuse/recycling capabilities

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Solving The Water Crisis Begins At Home.

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VVATER SHIELD: RESIDENTIAL WATER PERFECTED The VVater Shield is a residential water treatment system designed with VVater’s advanced technology. The VVater Shield upgrades municipal and well water to higher-quality drinking water. It includes the ability to purify most types of potable water.

• Better-than-bottled water quality: eliminate microplastics, PFAS, or endocrine disruptors from your water • Compact and customized: whole house water purification and recycling in less than 38 ft³ (1.1 m³) • Eco-Friendly: reduce consumption of single-use plastic water bottles • Appliances and pipes: prevent scale and extend lifespan of pipes and appliances • Bath and shower: soften hair and skin with perfectly mineral-balanced water • Soft water: remove hardness without chemicals or salts • Laundry: preserve fabric quality and color • Pets: give your animal friends a better quality of life • Gardens and plants: irrigate your gardens with pure recycled water

SOLVING THE WATER CRISIS BEGINS AT HOME. The VVater Shield can be configured to receive water from local streams. This makes it capable of recycling and reusing water, insulating your home against shortages and minimizing your reliance on the water grid.

GOING FAR BEYOND POTABLE Most water considered “potable” today is filled with toxic chemicals and compounds.

That’s why the VVater Shield goes far beyond the merely potable. This revolutionary home purification system eliminates the contaminants that other solutions let pass.

• VVater Shield One: Upgrades municipal water to higher-quality filtered drinking water. (Replacing of Water Softener) (RO) • VVater Shield Pro: Treats gray water to potable standards.

• VVater Shield Ultra: Converts blackwater/sewage to clean, safe drinking water.

COST-EFFECTIVE FROM START TO FINISH The VVater Shield is designed to avoid costing you money. It is more energy efficient than RO systems and doesn’t rely on other water treatment chemicals.

That means no costly membranes, no salts or potassium chlorides, no harmful chemicals (or their byproducts), no irritating sediment (like sand or diatomaceous earth), and no resins or resin cleaners.

INTRODUCING

VVATER SHIELD The residential water treatment and reuse system designed with VVater’s advanced technology that eliminates the contaminants that other solutions let pass.

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VVATER SHIELD TECHNOLOGY The VVater Shield offers an integrated firewall solution for whole-home water purification and softening, leveraging proprietary electrochemical and electroporation technologies. This system not only ensures robust disinfection and hardness mineral control but also targets recalcitrant trace contaminants such as endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through advanced oxidation and reduction chemistries and processes.

OUR WATER TREATMENT REGIMEN

1

Manipulation of Zeta Potential

2

Farady Reactor for Disinfection and Floc Formation

3

Hydroxyl Radical Generation and Destruction of Carbon-Fluorine Bonds

4

Creation of Hydrogen Peroxide

5

Calcium Carbonate Removal

ADVANCED LOW TENSION ELECTROPORATION PROCESS (ALTEP) Potable water entering the Shield first undergoes a manipulation of its Zeta Potential whereafter it enters the inner core of the Farady Reactor. The ALTEP process, utilizes low-voltage alternating current (AC) pulses to induce nanoscale, irreversible electroporation in microorganisms, leading to physical cell membrane rupture and complete microbial inactivation without chemical addition. This process operates in a continuous-flow reactor design to maximize treatment throughput and energy efficiency.

Concurrently, ALTEP stimulates electrochemical generation of reactive oxidizing species (including hydroxyl radicals) responsible for degrading organic micropollutants: • Hydroxyl radicals (·OH) and other reactive oxygen species promote nonselective oxidation of a wide spectrum of trace organics.

• This oxidation effectively decreases concentrations of endocrine disruptors, pesticides, and pharmaceutical residues.

• Flocs are also formed here and are later removed.

• Electrical charge maintained.

ADVANCED REDUCTION PROCESSES (ARP) FOR CHALLENGING CONTAMINANTS Many persistent contaminants such as chlorinated organics, and PFAS require reduction reactions beyond oxidation to achieve effective destruction or removal: • The shield’s electrochemical environment supports Advanced Reduction Processes where electrons and generated hydrated electrons facilitate reductive cleavage of strong chemical bonds (e.g., C–F in PFAS).

• ARP complements the oxidation pathways, enabling mineralization or conversion of partial oxidation products that would otherwise persist.

• This dual redox capability is crucial to disrupt highly stable pollutants like PFAS and trace pharmaceuticals, which are otherwise resistant to conventional oxidation or adsorption treatment methods alone.

Scientific literature confirms that electrochemically generated reducing species can break down PFAS compounds through reductive defluorination, and similarly, pharmaceutical compounds undergo stepwise breakdown with combined oxidative and reductive steps.

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ELECTROCHEMICAL MINERAL CAPTURE AND AUTOMATED RINSE REGENERATION Water softening is achieved by the ejection of calcium carbonates via a device comprised of dielectric materials.

• Resultant crystals and particulates are screened off and captured and disposed of via standard drainage systems, thus mechanically removing accumulated scale, maintaining electrode activity and hydraulic performance without chemical regeneration or salt use.

• This process enables continuous, chemically-free water softening integrated within the purification reactor.

SYSTEM AUTOMATION AND REAL-TIME MONITORING The VVater Shield integrates a suite of sensors monitoring various parameters, contaminant indicators, and operational parameters: • Data-driven adaptive control modulates electroporation pulse parameters, rinse energy and water consumption.

• The system offers a user interface via a dedicated app, providing remote monitoring, diagnostics, and alert functions for real-time operational transparency.

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Function

VVater Solutions

Reverse Osmosis

Modulate Mineral Content Ensure Trace Elements Remain Conserve Energy Destroy Endocrine Disruptors Destroy Microplastics Destroy Pharmaceutical Residue Destroy Pesticides Destroy DBPs Destroy PFAS Reuse/Recycle Water

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Carbon Filters

Sediment Filters

UV -C

REMOVAL AND DESTRUCTION OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS AND PHARMACEUTICALS • These compounds are typically degraded via reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated oxidation generated at the anode and within the water matrix, which attack aromatic rings, functional groups, and molecular backbones disrupting biological activity.

• ALTEP’s low-voltage electroporation enhances ROS generation without excessive energy input, improving degradation kinetics in continuous flow.

• ARP pathways reduce partially oxidized intermediates, completing mineralization.

• Typical sample performances are explained below:

PFAS REMOVAL AND DESTRUCTION • PFAS molecules possess highly stable C–F bonds that resist conventional biological and chemical degradation.

• Electrochemical systems support two key removal mechanisms: A. Adsorption and localized concentration at electrode surfaces facilitated by applied potentials.

B. Direct electron transfer and generation of reducing species (e.g., hydrated electrons) leading to reductive cleavage of C–F bonds (defluorination).

• Combining ALTEP’s oxidative radical generation with reductive processes enables comprehensive PFAS degradation pathways.

• This approach avoids large-scale membrane waste streams or chemical sorbents problematic in other PFAS treatment systems.

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ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS Robust materials and electrode surface engineering ensure long operational life with minimal fouling or performance degradation.

Parameter

Performance Expectations / Notes

Microbial inactivation

Log reduction by Farady Reactor ALTEP

Hardness removal

Electrochemical mineral capture, not requiring rinse regeneration

Energy consumption

Optimized low-voltage AC pulses, intermittent rinse cycles

Flow capacity

Designed for whole-home flows (5–25 GPM)

Maintenance

Spin on-off final polishing units, sensor-based adaptive control

Power requirements

115V

SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK The VVater Shield integrates electrochemical oxidation and reduction processes within the ALTEP framework, enabling: • Comprehensive pathogen destruction, • Effective destruction of trace organic contaminants (endocrine disruptors, pesticides, pharmaceuticals), • Significant PFAS reduction via combined electrochemical destruction and capture, • Chemical-free calcium carbonate removal to soften water and protect home plumbing.

This multifaceted, smart-controlled, and sustainable system represents a leading-edge solution for residential water challenges with significant advantages over traditional chemical softeners, filtration-only purification, and high-energy membrane systems.

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OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE Decentralized wastewater systems have helped organizations save water and meet regulations. However, to maximize your return, you need the right operations and maintenance team.

VVater offers certified operators skilled in both traditional systems (extended aeration, ponds, activated sludge) and advanced systems (MBR, RO, UV disinfection, Farady Reactor treated, SCADA-controlled).

As a full-service provider, VVater factors in operation and maintenance costs when calculating the lifecycle cost of new systems. We also offer operational services and preventative maintenance for existing systems.

For new clients, we create custom plans for the ongoing operation and maintenance of VVater Onsite Reuse. We start with a performance assessment to gather baseline data and outline all responsibilities for compliance and reliable operation, setting clear expectations for our team and system owners.

KEY FEATURES OF VVATER’S O&M SERVICES: 1. 24/7 operation managed through our Command Center and constantly monitored and controlled through our REDSTAR A.I. system.

2. Implementation of preventative maintenance programs if needed.

3. Professional acumen and problem-solving for any system type.

4. Detailed system health reports on a monthly or quarterly basis with real-time monitoring for the customer.

5. System automation and controls for seamless operation all managed through our Command Center and REDSTAR A.I. 6. Customized training programs for onsite staff if needed.

7. Rapid response teams for critical system repairs or auxiliary support.

REDSTAR A.I. Adaptive monitoring. Always on.

REDSTAR A.I. embodies our philosophy of proactivity over-reactivity. REDSTAR A.I. uses in-line sensors to detect potential problems and adapt to them in real-time.

REDSTAR A.I. responds to emergent situations by adjusting your system settings based on user-defined parameters, including equipment, flow, pressure, and contact time, amongst many others.

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ABOUT VVATER VVater is a next-generation water technology company poised to be America’s Next Water Company with a single mission to provide Clean Water for All Humankind. VVater has develop award-winning water treatment and reuse solutions that are the backbone of circular water economies worldwide. We combine advanced purification technology with a tech-agnostic design process to flexibly accommodate the needs of customers across every economic sector.

Over 785 million individuals around the world lack even basic water services.

Alarmingly, 884 million individuals globally are without access to potable drinking water. As global water scarcity impacts 40% of the world’s population, it further underscores our mission’s urgency for water sustainability.

With our groundbreaking and innovative technology, we’ve cracked the code and found new ways to treat water without chemicals, biologicals, membranes, or filters. This enables us to share the life-giving ability of pure water with people and places everywhere.

At VVater we focus on more than engineering next-generation water treatment technology. We act as a vanguard of water sustainability, offering a promise of a better, healthier tomorrow.

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