𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: 𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 PMNC Trinity College Dublin.
We marked an exciting milestone for our team at PMNC Trinity College Dublin, Mehnaza Manzoor, Shrabana Sarkar, Ramesh Babu by completing the installation, setup, and training for our new 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, funded through Research Ireland, BiOrbic Research Ireland Centre for Bioeconomy– National Bioeconomy Centre.
This state-of-the-art, fully automated system provides real-time monitoring of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production, and measures % biodegradation across various test media, including soil, compost, freshwater, wastewater, marine water, activated sludge, and more. With multi-channel flexibility, we can now perform several standardised biodegradation tests with full precision and in compliance with a wide range of international standards, including:
• Biodegradation in compost (ISO 14855-1, ASTM D5338)
• Biodegradation in soil (ISO 17556:2019)
• Biodegradation in aqueous medium (ISO 14852:2021, OECD 301B)
• Degree of disintegration under compost conditions (ISO 16929:2021)
• Biodegradation in marine environment/natural seawater (ASTM D6691-17)
• ISO 23977, ISO 18830, ISO 19679, ISO 22403, ISO 22404
The instrument is now fully operational, and we are excited to welcome collaboration with research laboratories, universities, industry partners, and R&D departments.
