Industrial Microbiology - Waste Biotreatment

Waste Biotreatment

Microorganisms are used to treat the vast quantities of wastes generated by modern societies. Biotreatment, the processing of wastes using living organisms, is an environmentally friendly, relatively simple and cost-effective alternative to physico-chemical clean-up options. Confined environments, such as bioreactors can be employed in biotreatment processes.

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