Current mining wastewater treatment methods are inefficient, costly, and environmentally harmful.
80% of industrial wastewater is released untreated into the environment, causing severe environmental damage. Current treatment methods are either environmentally harmful or prohibitively expensive.
Existing solutions like chemical precipitation and membrane filtration are costly, energy-intensive, and often produce toxic sludge.
Valuable metals like cobalt are lost in wastewater streams, representing both an environmental hazard and a missed economic opportunity.
Revolutionary bioengineered yeast technology for customizable metal uptake
Our technology leverages synthetic biology to create yeast strains that produce specific metal-binding proteins on their cell surface.
Our continuous flow system achieves steady-state metal removal within 2-4 hours, significantly faster than conventional methods.
The system demonstrates high selectivity for cobalt, enabling efficient recovery even in complex wastewater streams.
Our pilot studies have demonstrated unprecedented success in metal recovery from mining wastewater, achieving 96.4% cobalt recovery rates.
Led by experts in biotechnology and environmental engineering
Co-Founder & CEO
Shalmalee brings a wealth of expertise in bio-engineering. With a Ph.D. from MIT, she combines technical proficiency with strategic vision, making her uniquely qualified to lead sustainable water treatment solutions.
Co-Founder & CTO
Nikita's expertise in biotechnology and environmental science drives Aquasaic's technical innovation. Her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from UT Austin focused on engineered biological systems for environmental applications.
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