BioGill is now exploring research projects in the application of our technology for the following industries.
Aquaculture
Prawn and fish ponds have enormous difficulty in maintaining stocking levels and ensuring the health of the ponds over time. Ponds foul as a result of the excrement of the stock. Expensive antibiotics are added and ponds eventually need to be drained and cleaned, with the use of some ponds having to cease all together.
BioGills can constantly clean the nutrient load from the pond. With clean water it is expected that stocking levels can be increased, leading to healthier and cleaner product without the need for expensive additives.
Energy and shipping
Environmental protection from an oil spill or discharge may be dealt with by BioGills in the future. The ability of BioGill to make a home for hydro-carbon consuming bacteria offers exciting research opportunities. Applications could also include the treatment of sewage wastewater in offshore platforms along with the treatment of sewage and bilge wastewater from commercial shipping.
Mining
BioGill technology has been demonstrated to be very efficient and rapid for oxidising ferrous ions to ferric ions by acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans for bioleaching of various metal sulphates (copper, vanadium, uranium etc) in mining operations.
The culture was capable of oxidising ferrous ions and sulphides to ferric ions and sulphuric acid more rapidly and at a much lower pH than the same organism in a submerged culture.
Coal consuming microbes may also be cultured within the BioGll bioreactors and this could become a major advance in the treatment of specific wastewaters from coal seam gas and other mining applications.
Solar
BioGills and Q-Cells Australia are working on developing new wastewater treatment technology powered by the sun. BioGill systems require little energy to clean many types of wastewater from sewage to industrial wastewater.
By combining with Q-Cells, one of the world’s largest solar power manufacturers, BioGill systems will be available to remote users in developing nations, mining sites and resort developments.
