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Serendipitous bug discovery could slash drinking water energy usage

March 23, 2017
by Stephen Kimbell
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A chance discovery made by researchers at the University of Glasgow could dramatically reduce the cost of treating water for drinking.

The team, working on an EPSRC-funded project in collaboration with the University of Michigan, analysing bacteria found in drinking water system in the US detected a previously-unknown strain that is capable of transforming ammonia into nitrates in a single step. In existing water treatment systems, ammonia removal is a two-stage process involving two different strains of bacteria.

Read the complete article published by The Engineer, 22 March 2017

About the Author
Stephen Kimbell is a specialist in business strategy and deal doing. He is an investor, an entrepreneur and an experienced non-executive director. During his many years in the corporate finance world, as a lawyer, a company director and as an academic, Stephen has helped numerous companies achieve success.
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