Natural & Non-Toxic: Chennai Startup’s Army of Microbes Cleans & Saves Water!
Globally, it is the power-generating industry which leads the way in water consumption, followed by the textile, pulp and paper, and leather industries. Not only do they consume a lot of water, but also release toxic effluents, thereby causing pollution. Today, there is increasing pressure on these industries to adopt environment-friendly and sustainable methods to […] More
- Not only do they consume a lot of water, but also release toxic effluents, thereby causing pollution.
- Proklean is in the business of researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing non-toxic, biodegradable formulations which can replace chemical surfactants and sequestering agents.
- “We have come up with a very innovative platform for developing products where we can offer replacements for chemical auxiliaries like chemical surfactants and sequestering agents used by the textile and leather processing industries today.
- Our products are both non-toxic, biodegradable, but also offer better economic results than conventional chemicals used today,” says Dr Sivaram Pillai, a biochemist and one of three co-founders of Proklean Technologies, speaking to The Better India.
- Thus far, the startup has ventured into leather processing and textile processing industry; its leather industry products are being sold by Stahl, a Germany-based MNC and global leader in leather chemicals.