Odor-Eating Ostriches (and Other Scientific Breakthroughs)
Mexican scientists develop innovative odor eliminator for wastewater treatment plants and landfills. Technology transforms harmful hydrogen sulfide into usable sulfur, cleans biogas for energy production, and reduces environmental impact.
Armando González Sánchez and Juan Manuel Morgan Sagastume, scientists from the UNAM Institute of Engineering (II), created a hybrid odor eliminator (EHLMO), useful in wastewater treatment plants and in landfills or sewers.
The innovation, which obtained the patent title from the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property, eliminates the aromas generated in wastewater treatment plants, drains, manholes and especially can be used to desulfurize biogas, which is why it is possible to give it a new use: supporting the generation of clean and renewable energy.
