Background
Founded in December 2007, Microbial Solutions Limited is a spin-out from research conducted at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, a research centre owned by the Natural Environmental Research Council located in the University of Oxford Science area. The Company has developed an innovative wastewater treatment, known as Microcycle™, which uses a patent protected collection of ‘clever’ non-pathogenic bacteria to remove the toxic components from metal working fluids (oily lubricants used to ensure clean cutting processes in industry) and produce grey water that is safe to dispose of in the sewage system.
Dr Duane Ager, Microbial’s Chief Scientific Officer, with untreated metal working fluid (left) and metal working fluid after treatment with Microcycle (right)
