Biosorption technology: starting up an enterprise Online publication date: Wed, 16-Apr-2008
by B. Volesky, G. Naja
International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (IJTTC), Vol. 6, No. 2/3/4, 2007
Abstract: Research into biosorption elucidated the principles of this effective process for water decontamination. While it seems that this technology could hardly have any competition, the process has not been applied as yet and several commercialisation attempts have not been successful. As solid capitalisation is required for innovative process ventures, partnership approach is perhaps advisable. While mining companies appear to be excellent 'clients', each is invariably concerned with having its own environmental problems successfully addressed. The 'suppliers' of ion exchange technologies is a handful of huge transnational companies with difficulties in operative decision making. Dynamic consulting companies are in an excellent position to push new technologies into the marketplace. However, they are not known as capital-rich entities. All these aspects make a wide industrial application of the new biosorption process quite a challenge.
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