What is sustainable waste management? How do we manage waste more sustainably? Start with the proposition that managing waste, water, and energy more efficiently are core components of sustainability. Using material resources efficiently to cut down on the amount of waste produced, and where waste is generated, dealing with it in a way that actively…
Wastewater treatment is a process used to remove contaminants from wastewater and convert it into an effluent that can be returned to the water cycle. Once returned to the water cycle, the effluent creates an acceptable impact on the environment or is reused for various purposes (called water reclamation). Wastewater refers to any non-potable aqueous effluent…
Enzyme technologies are a key to many products and processes in the bioeconomy. When we speak of “enzyme technologies” we are talking about using specialized biological catalysts to accomplish our industrial process. Enzymes are everywhere—they are proteins in all living organisms that do work. The advantage of using enzymes in the industry is that they…