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Bioremediation
Microbial and enzymatic degradation or destruction of pollutants — waste plastic, PFAS, industrial effluents and municipal wastewater.
Where it's used
Bio-funeral industry (green burial & human composting)
Biological death care that replaces flame cremation and vault burial — natural organic reduction (NOR) vessel-composts human remains into soil (Recompose, Earth Funeral, Return Home, Herland Forest), while mycelium and biopolymer containers (Loop Biotech's Living Cocoon, Capsula Mundi's egg pod) close the nutrient loop.
PFAS biodegradation
Advanced bioremediation targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) using engineered proteins, specialized microbial consortia, and bio-based adsorbents to break down forever chemicals.