Biotechnology: Biological Transformation of Matter

Replace the chemical reagents in your processes with microorganisms and develop an innovative and efficient industrial biotechnology.

    • Reduce the use of costly and polluting chemical reagents
    • Valorize your by-products by transforming them into new resources
    • Effectively decontaminate soils, effluents, and aqueous environments
    • Improve the biodegradability of complex organic matter
    • Implement economically viable and industrially scalable processes
    • Leach metals using biotechnology
    • Develop your processes with the support of CIME’s microbiology laboratory expertise
    • Use microorganisms and enzymes as selective alternatives to chemical reagents
    • Adapt your studies to varied culture conditions (aerobic, anaerobic, on solid supports, pure strains)
    • Monitor and optimize your bioprocesses through precise analyses and microscopic tracking of biomass
    • Scale up your projects from laboratory to industrial pilot to secure feasibility and efficiency
      Solution to various decontamination and recovery issues
      Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
      • Environmentally beneficial process: up to 100% reduction in chemical reagents for certain leaching steps
      • Processes operating at low temperatures and pressures, reducing energy consumption.
      • Lower greenhouse gas emissions
      • Comprehensive scientific monitoring: physico-chemical analyses, microscopic counts (fluorescence and phase-contrast microscopy)
      • Dedicated equipment: stirred and aerated reactors, gas injection ramps, fluidized or fixed beds, glove box, 80 L sterilization autoclave
      • Proven international experience: bio-oxidation of uraniferous effluents (Kazakhstan, Niger), degradation of sulfated mineral gangues (Namibia, Niger)
      • Valorization of valuable elements: recovery of elemental sulfur from industrial effluents
      • Wide range of applications: bioleaching of metals, nitrification/denitrification, removal of carbon compounds, soil and water remediation
      • Lower operating costs compared with chemical processes
      • Industrial efficiency and relevance demonstrated at CIME by coupling with ISR and static leaching processes

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