Case: Plastic chips designed to act as a substrate for growth of microbiology
BWTX & BWT15
Biowater Technology AS
Green Urban Living / Climate Adaptation / Healthy Water
Biowater Technology delivers market leading sustainable treatment technologies. Significant focus is given to ensuring their biomedia is supplied and fabricated in the most sustainable way. Biowater Technology intends to ensure their biomedia remains a best in class sustainable product.
There can be several billion pieces of biomedia in a single wastewater treatment plant installation. It is important that every aspect of the biomedia is assessed over its lifetime to ensure it is as sustainably produced as possible. This type of assessment is known as LCA (life cycle analysis).
Biomedia LCA focuses on:
Raw material sustainability aspects including assessment of point of origin of virgin materials, or use of alternative materials.
Fabrication techniques including low energy production techniques, and utilization of waste materials and resources.
Delivery and handling focuses on where media is produced in relation to its point of use, and how it is transported.
End of life disposal considers opportunities for biomedia reprocessing and reuse.
It is vital that all considerations and alternatives are made in balance with ensuring performance of the product. Rigorous testing is therefore an essential part of the sustainable product development.
Standardisation of LCA for plastic products is also an essential part of ensuring that products can be compared transparently, and best in class products can be easily identified.
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