Wee dram cleans polluted water
A whisky by-product has been found to clean contaminated ground and waste water.
The team at the University of Aberdeen believe they have a new technique to help the estimated 330,000 contaminated sites in the UK.
They say the Device for the Remediation and Attenuation of Multiple pollutants (Dram) has major potential in industry.
Early tests seem to show that Dram removes several contaminants simultaneously and is quicker and more cost-effective than current techniques.
The Glenfiddich distillery in Speyside has helped researchers get to this stage by donating the by-product, the nature of which is being kept secret.
sustainable sponge
Dr Graeme Paton said: “Currently we are using the by-product of Scotland’s most famous export but our technology can utilise other by-products from the food and beverage industry.
“The technology that we have developed here at Aberdeen is environmentally friendly, sustainable and has the potential to put Scotland at the forefront for remediation technologies.”
Scottish Enterprise has provided almost £300,000 of funding into the research via its Proof of Concept Programme.
Opinion:
We love the idea of a waste product being recycled to clean up other waste products. Brilliant!
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