As Head of the Applied Microbiology Department, he and his team have been working for over 10 years to find real, working solutions in the field of bioremediation. He has been involved in this type of R&D for almost 15 years and believes that good relationships with partners are crucial to his work – he believes that smooth collaboration is the key to success. He is flexible in his approach to joint tasks, likes a challenge and tries to pay attention to every detail.
Bioremediation is an environmentally friendly remediation process that uses living organisms, most often bacteria, to break down organic compounds that are harmful to health and the environment into harmless end products.
z technology offers an effective, sustainable and usually chemical-free solution for cleaning up contaminated soil and water. Where necessary, we combine our biological systems with physico-chemical processes to make degradation even faster and more efficient.
The main objective of our Bioremediation Group, part of the Applied Microbiology Department, is the biodegradation of organic compounds that are potentially hazardous to the environment and human health. We use bacteria to effectively clean and remediate previously contaminated soils and groundwater in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way. In doing so, we restore and remediate the medium and prevent further contamination, thus saving surface water and groundwater aquifers.
We have our own analytical equipment (GC-MS, GC-FID, HPLC, ICP-OES) to monitor the degradation processes.
We welcome all enquiries and opportunities for cooperation, whether for research, development or industrial applications. We are very open to new challenges and are happy to help you with your specific contamination problems. Contact us with confidence!
Our staff
Dr. Balázs Fehér
Dr. Péter Bernula
As a believer in biotechnological methods, environmental protection and unique technical solutions, his mission is to bring together these disciplines with his colleagues to make new developments that will advance scientific R&D.
Teamwork, both with colleagues and clients, is of paramount importance to him, and it is the group’s policy to always seek the best possible solutions by carefully examining the circumstances.
Dr. Ingrid Zsilinszky
He is the head of the Bioremediation Group, specialising in the biodegradation of ether-type fuel oxygenates and NMP (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone), also used in Li-ion battery production. He prefers to combine biological and physico-chemical methods to achieve effective remediation and also enjoys solving complex problems. He is open to new challenges, compounds and technologies to be degraded, which he handles with logical thinking and a high level of professional knowledge.
Contacts
Dr. Ingrid Zsilinszky
Team Leader
Applied Microbiology Unit