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Soil Biotechnology - or SBT for short - is an Eco-friendly technology for treatment (purifiction) of sewage, effluent or any such waste water. The technology was been developed in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Indistitute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) and is patented in USA and India by them.

Soil Biotechnology draws its inspiration from the functioning of terrestrial tropical ecosystems.

SBT Systems offer a very high quality of treatment - often superior to conventional treatment systems and consume much lower energy. In particular, the Dissolved Oxygen level in the treated water is remarkably high, and nutrients like nitrates and phosphates are almost completely removed. SBT also does not use any synthetic chemicals whatsoever for the treatment process.

The uniqueness of this Soil Biotechnology is that (again unlike all conventional systems) the waste water is treated in a soil like medium by engaging aerobic bacteria, geophagus earthworms and proprietary natural mineral additives in a green garden like infrastructure - so an SBT System looks like a landscaped garden. And best of all, because the process is completely aerobic, there is no release og Greenhouse Gasses like methane and there is no objectionable smell at all!

To see photographs of how SBT STP / ETP Systems look like you may visit. IIT Bombay the patent holder has licensed the technology to Vision Earthcare (SINE IITB) and Lifelink.

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