How bioremediation works, what it has proven in real pollution episodes, how it integrates with other systems, and where it is already running.
How it works and what results it has shown in real pollution episodes in Spain.
Bioremediation uses natural microorganisms to break hydrocarbons down into CO₂ and water. Here is the mechanism and why it fits a port.
Read article → FundamentalsAn honest comparison of the four methods for treating hydrocarbons in port water: what each solves, what waste it leaves and where it cannot reach.
Read article → Proven effectivenessThe first trial of the bioremediator in Spain, after the Mar Egeo tanker spill in A Coruña. The CSIC measured the results.
Read article → Proven effectivenessAfter the Prestige spill, the CSIC filtered 172 proposals from around the world. Only five reached trial stage on the island of Sálvora.
Read article → Proven effectivenessThe largest hydrocarbon cleanup by bioremediation carried out in Spain, in the port of Gran Tarajal (Fuerteventura).
Read article → Proven effectivenessPortCleaner does not manufacture the bacteria. It is supplied by BioPulcher, a company with three decades of interventions in real pollution episodes in Spain.
Read article →How to combine it with booms, skimmers and absorbents, and where it reaches that the rest cannot.
Bioremediation and mechanical equipment are not competing for the same job. Understanding where they overlap avoids buying too much or too little.
Read article → Application & integrationHow to fit the three resources into a timeline, from the first minute until the hydrocarbon is completely gone.
Read article → Application & integrationBreakwaters, pontoon corners, gaps between piles, complex geometries and confined spaces: where absorbents and skimmers lose almost all their effectiveness.
Read article → Application & integrationFive questions that separate a serious proposal from one that just sounds good. No providers named, so you can use them with anyone.
Read article →Real PortCleaner installations, running or on their way.
For three years, PortCleaner has treated Marina Ibiza's waters every day. It was the system's first installation, and it is still running.
Read article → Where we workBecause of its position on the western side, Varadero Ibiza receives hydrocarbons and oils from all the nautical traffic in the area, not just its own. That is why it has decided to install PortCleaner.
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