Arbsource

Arbsource uses biotech to transform wastewater treatment from a costly liability into a valuable resource for the food processing industry.

  • Stage Product In Development
  • Industry Clean Technology
  • Location Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2011
  • Employees 4
  • Website arbsource.us

Company Summary

Arbsource is developing wastewater treatment systems for the food & beverage industry, cutting painfully expensive water and power bills to achieve a 3-year average payback on 20-year product lifetime. Our patented biotechnology, called the Arbcell, uses fuel-cell inspired equipment seeded with naturally occurring bacteria to harvest the chemical energy released from the breakdown of wastewater pollutants like sugars and starches.

Team

  • Mark Sholin
    Founder & CEO

    Mark Sholin has worked as an engineer on multiple water treatment projects at Arcadis US and Infilco-Degremont, process control debugging with Honeywell, and precious metals recovery from industrial waste recycling at World Resources Company. He pursued PhD studies at ASU before setting them aside to build Arbsource full-time. He earned his BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona in 2010.

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