With an environmental engineering background, Peter has been the problem solver in regards to environmental sustainability and water treatment. He previously worked with ceramic membranes in the oil and gas industry. These membranes are convenient because oil residue can easily be removed with high strain chemicals. However, this produced poor results with significant reduction in flux and low quality permeate. He took on the challenge and tried to think of ways to solve this. At that time the industry standard was to make membranes out of a material which rejected oil. Peter on the other hand, started to think about ways to prevent oil from touching the membranes. 

Peter took a different approach compared to conventional methods by using hydraulics to spin the water. This pushed the oil to the center and kept it away from the sides of the membranes. Surprisingly,  there was not much information about this process on the internet. He started experimenting with membranes in his garage with his kids and made a huge discovery. The technology was able to succeed in oil-water separation but had yet to explore other potential applications. Wastewater is highly contaminated, very difficult to treat, and some streams are considered non-reusable. Peter entered this niche market with a revolutionary technology that facilitates water re-use in applications where it would normally be impossible.