MicroMiner Bio provides a programmable bioadsorption platform that captures target metals from industrial waste streams with over 99% efficiency using cell‑free BioMagnetics™ adsorbents. The modular, reusable cartridge system plugs into existing process lines, operates under harsh conditions, and delivers high‑purity metal eluates for direct reuse, enabling low‑cost, closed‑loop material recovery.
Funding
$526.1K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Industrial processes that generate waste streams and brines often contain valuable metals, but extracting these metals is costly, energy‑intensive, and typically requires complex chemical treatments that struggle to achieve high recovery rates.
Solution
MicroMiner Bio offers a programmable bioadsorption platform that captures target metals from liquid waste streams with greater than 99% efficiency. The technology uses cell‑free BioMagnetics™ adsorbents, which are engineered for ultra‑selective binding of specific metals and can operate under harsh industrial conditions. Adsorbents are supplied in modular, reusable cartridges that can be dropped directly into existing process lines, eliminating the need for extensive retrofitting. After flow‑through, the captured metals are eluted as a concentrated, high‑purity solution suitable for precipitation and direct reuse, enabling a closed‑loop material recovery workflow.
Target Audience
Primary customers are manufacturers and recyclers in sectors such as electric‑vehicle battery production, brine mining, and electronic waste processing that need efficient, low‑cost metal recovery from aqueous streams.
Features
- Cell‑free BioMagnetics™ adsorbents providing programmable selectivity for individual metals
- Modular cartridge design for plug‑and‑play integration with existing process equipment
- >99% metal recovery efficiency across a range of waste streams and brines
- Operation under harsh temperature, pH, and chemical conditions without degradation
- Reusable cartridges that allow multiple adsorption‑elution cycles, reducing consumable costs
- Production of high‑purity metal eluates ready for precipitation or direct industrial reuse