UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHALLENGE AND THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SOLUTION
SLUDGE
ODOURS & H2S
(HYDROGEN SULPHIDE)
FOG
(FATS, OILS & GREASE)
CHALLENGE
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40 - 60% OF WWTP OPERATION COSTS ARE RELATED TO SLUDGE.
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ACCUMULATES IN LIFT STATIONS, SEWERS, WWTP'S AND LAGOONS.
CHALLENGE
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HYDROGEN SULOPHIDE (H2S) IS HAZARDOUS.
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HIGHLY CORROSIVE TO EQUIPMENT.
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DISCOMFORT TO THE NEIGHBOURS
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VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFA'S) PROMOTE H2S PRODUCTION.
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DISCOMFORT TO THE COMMUNITY RESULTING IN COMPLAINTS, FINES AND LOSS OF BUSINESS.
CHALLENGE
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HIGH COST OF LABOUR TO REMOVE.
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ENZYME/DEGREASER PRODUCTS JUST LIQUIFY AND DON'T REMOVE BUT, RATHER DEPOSIT FOG DOWNSTREAM.
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CORROSION.
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PUMP BACK UPS.
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MANUAL LABOUR TO REPAIR.
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BIOLOGICAL ODOUR CAUSES DISCOMFORT TO THE COMMUNITY.
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H2S IS HAZARDOUS AND CAN LEAD TO FINES.
SOLUTION
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BIOAUGMENTATION IMNPROVES SLUDGE DIGESTION AND REMOVES SLUDGE.
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30% OF DIGESTED SLUDGE IS REMOVED AS CO2.
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THE OTHER 70% OF DIGESTED SLUDGE IS USED TO CREATE NEW CELLS.
SOLUTION
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OUR BACTERIA UTILISE SULPHUR FOR GROWTH.
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LESS SULPHUR AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE H2S.
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OUR BACTERIA DIGEST SLUDGE AND BREAK UP BIOFILMS THAT HARBOUR SRB AND APB.
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VFA AND FOG ARE NUTRIENT SOURCES FOR OUR BACILLUS.
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LIMIT VFA ADDITION TO ODOURS AS WELL AS FOOD SOURCES TO SRB'S.
SOLUTION
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BACILLUS STRAINS REMOVE FOG.
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METABOLISE LIPIDS AND FATTY ACIDS.
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ENZYME PRODUCTIONOF LIPASES, ESTERASES AND MANY OTHERS INVOLVED IN LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID & HYDROCARBON DIGESTION
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MICRONUTRIENTS FOR KEY ENzYME ACTIVATION AND MICROBIAL GROWTH.
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OUR BACILLUS STRAINS PRODUCE BIO-SURFACTANTS THAT HELP OVERCOME HYDROPHOBIC/HYDROPHILIC INTERFACE OF FOG AND WATER.