Biological water treatment designed for industrial reality.
PlanctoLab develops microalgae-based systems that help treat industrial water streams, capture nutrients, and generate biomass through a circular biological process.
Industrial water is still a liability, not a resource.
The rules just changed.
The revised EU Wastewater Directive (2024/3019) cuts nitrogen and phosphorus discharge limits by half. Compliance costs are projected at up to €11.3 billion per year across Europe. Every industrial operator with a water stream is affected.
Millions of tonnes of nutrients, wasted.
Over 3 million tonnes of nitrogen and 300,000 tonnes of phosphorus reach European coastal waters every year. Most of it could be captured. Instead, conventional treatment burns energy to destroy what could be a resource.
Treatment costs are rising. Value creation is not.
The cost of nitrogen losses in Europe is estimated at €70 billion per year. Conventional methods treat the problem. They don't turn it into anything useful.
A biological engine that treats, captures, and creates.
Biological Treatment
Selected microalgae strains optimized for nutrient capture, supporting the treatment of nitrogen and phosphorus in industrial water streams.
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Real-time biological processing metrics
Nutrient Capture
Recover up to 95% of nitrogen and phosphorus from effluent streams, converting waste into biofertilizer.
Biomass Generation
Microalgae biomass generated through the treatment process may support selected downstream valorization pathways, including biostimulant and biofertilizer applications.
Project-based Execution
From site audit to deployment, we deliver end-to-end pilot projects tailored to your industrial context — water chemistry, throughput, regulatory requirements, and ROI targets.