Microbiology
New microbial applications and improved microbial processes, identification of unknown isolates and strain analysis. Microbial work also solves waste-stream problems and tracks how well bioremediation is performing.
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Research and Development
Science-based solutions to environmental problems, for better management and sustainable use of resources.
Overview
Science-based solutions to environmental problems, for better management and sustainable use of resources.
Academic research points to the solutions of tomorrow. We turn research into better services, working with companies, universities and research bodies on applied environmental problems.
01Research and Development
Toxicity and effluent testing
Toxicity testing, and chemical analysis of liquid and solid waste samples, with common effluent tests on request.
Biogas and waste-to-energy
Ways to use biomass to recover energy and make fuels, fertilisers and chemicals, with techno-economic analysis of upgrading biogas into fuels and higher-value by-products.
Environmental software
Custom digital solutions for environmental planning and management, designed, deployed and supported by a multidisciplinary team.
Waste-to-energy research areas
- Food waste sent to landfill
- Biomass waste
- Plant, animal and human waste
- Biosolids and wastewater sludge
- Livestock manure slurries
- Organic industrial waste
- Biogas from any feedstock, incl. landfill gas
- Bioreactor design
- Anaerobic digestion for energy
02Environmental Biotechnology
Environmental biotechnology combines several sciences with engineering to use microorganisms and plants to restore the environment and use resources sustainably. It develops and regulates biological systems, such as cells and enzymes, to remediate land, air, water and sediment and to make processes greener.
Its driving principle is that microbes use naturally occurring pollutants as a carbon source and break them down. Biological treatment is efficient, economical and environmentally friendly, and is likely to shape how waste is treated in future. On-site treatment of contaminated land and of water is delivered through our Land & Oil-Pollution Response and Water & Wastewater services.
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Common questions
Can you test our effluent?
Yes. We plan the sampling, coordinate the analysis and explain what the results mean for your treatment and your discharge limits.
Do you work with universities?
Yes. Applied research is carried out with companies, universities and research bodies, with roles agreed at the start.
What is a techno-economic analysis?
A study that combines the technical performance of a process with its costs and revenues, to show whether it is worth building.
Scope follows the activities listed in Sontrova's commercial register. Work that requires a licence or approval is carried out once the relevant licence is in place.
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