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Oxymem
Did you ever consider how much energy goes into
treating our wastewater? Well the award-winning
UCD spinout company Oxymem did, and now
they have revolutionised the wastewater sector by
developing a cheaper more effi cient way of bringing
much needed oxygen to the bacteria that are used
to purify water. Their membrane aerated bioļ¬ lm
reactor (MABR) delivers oxygen directly to the bacteria
resulting in a 4 fold saving on energy costs.
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