A next-generation wastewater treatment solution, BEADS, developed by IIT-Madras–incubated startup JSP Enviro Pvt Ltd, has been successfully deployed in industries across Erode district.
The technology, formally known as the Bio-Electrochemical Anaerobic Digestor System (BEADS), helps industries cut costs, recover energy, and lower carbon emissions while addressing the twin challenges of wastewater management and sustainability.
Founded in 2019 by IIT Madras alumni, JSP Enviro focuses on industrial wastewater treatment and recycling, according to a press release issued by the institute.
JSP Enviro has successfully implemented its technology in two industrial units located in Erode and Perundurai, demonstrating to industries that sustainable wastewater management can be both achievable and economically rewarding.
Commenting on the occasion, JSP Enviro Co-Founder V T Fidal Kumar said, “While traditional aerobic systems consume large amounts of electricity to pump oxygen into effluents, BEADS operate without oxygen. By integrating electrodes with microbial treatment, the system increases the rate of organic waste degradation while recovering electricity from the waste.”
“Unlike electrolysis systems, BEADS do not require frequent electrode replacements, and it does not require chemicals for treatment. BEADS can clean the wastewater without the use of electricity and chemicals and produce minimal sludge,” Kumar said.
Following the successful implementation of its sustainable effluent treatment technology, the startup now plans to scale its deployment nationwide, the company stated.
