One of the major problems in the field of waste management is related to the leachate caused by garbage and how it is managed by decision-makers in the field of urban management. Considering that a large part of urban waste is wet waste and a significant percentage of this wet waste is also made of water, we are always faced with the separation of a significant amount of water in urban waste. This separation appears both at the origin of production, which are homes, stores, and other major centers of production, as well as on the way of transportation and inside the tanks of garbage trucks and finally in landfills in the form of a waste management crisis.

Leachate is known as one of the most harmful substances released in nature. The reason for this is the very high potential of this substance in absorbing environmental pollution and its very high permeability in contact environments. These problems are primarily dependent on liquidity and, as a result, its ability to flow in the shortest possible time. At the same time, the high leakage rate of leachate, which is due to the corrosiveness of the leachate and as a result, seeping through the garbage bag, as well as the insufficient quality of the general technology of garbage bags, occurs due to the reduction of its production costs, should be considered as the reason that the issue of leakage Leachate starts at the same source where places like residential houses are located and it causes contamination of the garbage transport route.

Industrial and hospital leachates, despite their high diversity in their microbial, chemical, and physical characteristics, still need to provide an effective scientific and commercial model for the safe removal of their leachate.

The annual contamination of millions of cubic meters of surface and underground water sources and millions of tons of soil, along with the spread of very dangerous diseases and pollution, is only part of the damage caused by leachate infiltration into natural and human habitats. Maybe that’s why leachate is called the most dangerous liquid in nature.

Our first product is k-lean, which can completely absorb the waste leachate, control its microbial activity and inhibit its bad smell so that the waste is safe for the environment.

We found a smart solution to solve this problem which is based on polymer engineering, nanotechnology, and green chemistry. The flowing and leakage of leachate and the corrosiveness of the leachate are controlled with superabsorbent polymers that play the role of leachate coagulant. Nanoparticles help to neutralize the microbial load of leachate and its harmful effects. Finally, the herbal aromatic essential oils create a pleasant aroma instead of the bad smell of leachate.

K-lean has tried to find a sustainable solution to this problem by combining ideas based on sustainable development and modern knowledge of polymer engineering and nanotechnology. This solution is based on the use of superabsorbent polymers, nanoparticles, and plant compounds, which polymer will act as a leachate coagulant and nanoparticles as a leachate microbial neutralizer. The result of this combination will be a product that, on the one hand, responds to the problem of the leachate flowing and leaking, and on the other hand, it controls the very high and harmful microbial load. (Of course, the research and development activity on the product is ongoing)