About
MycoMine is a biotechnology company based in Sweden that has commercialized bioremediation — the use of living organisms to neutralize environmental pollution — as a subscription service (BaaS). At the core of their offering is mycelium-based technology: the company leverages fungi and other microorganisms to break down hydrocarbon pollutants such as oils, diesel, and fuel; remove metals in solution; treat PFAS compounds; and process industrial wastes like cutting fluids and grinding dust in water and soil. Their service follows a structured three-step process: a pre-study phase where the polluted site is surveyed and laboratory analysis identifies the optimal microorganism match; an installation phase where a customized treatment plant — including their flagship MycoCube — is built and inoculated on-site; and an ongoing operational phase with remote monitoring, maintenance, and performance tracking under a service subscription. MycoMine also offers a proprietary Climate Grading System — a ten-grade scale that quantifies CO₂ reduction potential and lets clients compare bioremediation against traditional remediation methods using actual site data. Clients include major industrial operators such as Nynäs Refinery, Scania, and the Swedish Fortification Agency. The platform is well suited for industrial facilities, government property owners, and sustainability-focused enterprises seeking scalable, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible waste management alternatives.
Key Features
- Biomatching: Laboratory sampling, isolation, and screening of microorganisms — including species from the client's site and MycoMine's own fungal library — to identify the most effective match for each specific pollutant.
- Climate Grading System: A proprietary ten-grade scale that calculates current CO₂ emissions and projects reductions using client site data, enabling direct comparison between bioremediation and conventional cleanup methods.
- MycoCube Treatment Plants: Customized, scalable on-site treatment plants inoculated with optimized fungal isolates and equipped with remote monitoring for continuous performance tracking.
- End-to-End Service Subscription: MycoMine handles the full lifecycle — pre-study, installation, and ongoing operation and maintenance — under a single service subscription, removing operational burden from the client.
- Broad Pollutant Coverage: Treats a wide range of contaminants including hydrocarbons (oils, diesel, fuel), metals in solution, PFAS, industrial cutting fluids, grinding dust, and sludges in water and soil.
Use Cases
- Oil refinery operators treating hydrocarbon-contaminated soil and water on industrial sites
- Government and defense property owners remediating legacy pollution in heritage or strategic locations
- Manufacturing companies (e.g., automotive) managing cutting fluid and grinding dust waste streams
- municipalities or industrial parks addressing PFAS or metal contamination in groundwater
- Sustainability-focused enterprises seeking auditable CO₂ reduction data for ESG and environmental reporting
Pros
- Dramatic Environmental Impact: Achieves up to 99.9% oil degradation and 100× reduction in CO₂ emissions compared to traditional remediation approaches, delivering measurable sustainability gains.
- Turnkey, Managed Service: Clients hand off the entire remediation process — from lab analysis through plant operation — without needing in-house bioremediation expertise.
- Scalable and Modular: Treatment systems can be scaled to match the size and complexity of a polluted site, making the solution viable for both small industrial spills and large legacy contaminations.
- Transparent Climate Accounting: The built-in Climate Grading System gives clients auditable, site-specific data on emissions reductions, supporting ESG and sustainability reporting.
Cons
- Geographic and On-Site Dependency: The service requires physical site assessment, plant installation, and on-site operation, limiting scalability to locations where MycoMine can deploy teams and equipment.
- Not a Self-Serve Digital Platform: MycoMine is a professional services and engineering offering, not a software product — clients must go through a consultation and scoping process before any work begins.
- Pricing Opacity: No public pricing is available; costs depend on site size, pollutant type, and scope of service, which may make initial budgeting difficult for prospective clients.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bioremediation as a Service (BaaS)?
BaaS is MycoMine's subscription model for using living organisms — primarily fungi — to remove environmental pollutants from water and soil. The service bundles microbial matching, climate-gain calculations, and the design, construction, and operation of customized treatment plants into one package.
What types of pollutants can MycoMine treat?
MycoMine treats hydrocarbon-based pollutants (oils, diesel, fuel), metals in solution, PFAS compounds, industrial cutting fluids, grinding dust, sludges, and contaminated wastewater — in both water and soil environments.
How does the biomatching process work?
MycoMine collects samples from the polluted site, isolates and screens microorganisms in their laboratory, and selects the most effective fungal or microbial species — from the site itself or from MycoMine's proprietary fungal library — to degrade the specific pollutants present.
What is the MycoCube?
The MycoCube is MycoMine's flagship mobile treatment plant. It is a customized, scalable bioremediation unit inoculated with optimized fungal isolates and equipped with remote monitoring, designed to be deployed directly on a contaminated site.
Who are typical clients of MycoMine?
MycoMine's clients include industrial facilities such as oil refineries (Nynäs Refinery) and vehicle manufacturers (Scania), as well as government property owners like the Swedish Fortification Agency — any organization managing legacy or ongoing environmental contamination.
