Industrial wastewater clean-up is "one of the lesser-known sources of climate emissions" and brands like Aquacycl are attempting to provide sustainable solutions.
Aquacycl is working with PepsiCo to clean up contaminated water before it goes down the drain. Actually, in some cases, the water can be reused too. The ground-breaking technology is located in a shipping container next to the beverage giant's bottling plant in Fresno, California. The innovation is completely modular and the shipping container is full of microbial fuel cells (with "natural, locally sourced bacteria") that work to break down contaminants. The whole industrial wastewater clean-up system is flexible as it can be "sized up or down depending on the volume of wastewater." The compact system is essential for Aquacycl's success as "everybody who’s tried to do this before has just tried to do bigger tanks and bigger electrodes."
Industrial Wastewater Clean-Ups
Aquacycl Boasts Innovative Water-Cleaning Technology
Trend Themes
1. Industrial Wastewater Treatment - The use of modular and flexible systems like microbial fuel cells can disrupt traditional large tank and electrode methods.
2. Sustainable Industrial Practices - Brands like Aquacycl are providing sustainable solutions for less-known sources of climate emissions like industrial wastewater clean-up.
3. Microbial Fuel Cell Technology - Innovations in microbial fuel cell technology provide a potential disruption for traditional wastewater treatment methods.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage Manufacturing - Innovative and sustainable wastewater treatment solutions like those offered by Aquacycl can benefit the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
2. Chemical Manufacturing - The modular and flexible system of microbial fuel cells provide a disruptive innovation for traditional large tank and electrode methods of wastewater treatment in the chemical manufacturing industry.
3. Agriculture - Sustainable wastewater treatment solutions like those provided by Aquacycl can benefit the agriculture industry by reducing the impact of contamination on the environment.