ekolive

ekolive develops a bioleaching process that uses bacteria to extract metals, minerals, and raw materials from soil while simultaneously producing biostimulants for agricultural use. The company's InnoBioTech technology focuses on creating local sources of metals and high-quality minerals from mining or industrial waste through an eco-biological method that generates zero waste. The technology enables the conversion of regular sand into clean silica sand suitable for glass and ceramics production through a 2-3 week bacterial treatment process that removes organic and inorganic impurities. In agriculture, the company's biostimulants are applied directly to soil or sprayed on leaves to enhance plant growth, with claims of increasing plant yield and mass up to four times. The technology also addresses environmental challenges by converting hazardous substances like solid iron, magnesium, and carbon into liquid form, and can help evaporate liquid pollutants. Founded in 2018 in Košice, the company commercialized its bacterial bioleaching technology after successful tests.