How
Bioremediation Works
Our
products introduce hydrocarbon digesting microbes into
the cleaning process. Under a proprietary procedure,
these microbes have been combined to form a colony that
thrives and multiplies once activated water and come in
contact with hydrocarbons ( oils, grease etc.)
While
these microbes aggressively attack oil and grime, that's
all they will attack. They do not work on foreign
substances, such as industrial grade metal and natural
rubber, and is nonpathogenic and completely safe for you
to use. Unlike mineral spirits, brake cleaners or other
toxic chemicals our products don't sting or burn your
hands.
About
our Microbes
Organic
Microbial scavengers, the living components in our
cleaners --are actually a highly specialized blend of
cultures specifically selected and adapted to degrade a
wide range of organic wastes.
Microbes
Are Safe to Use
While the
thought of a product being based on live microbes might
seem a little strange, it is actually an environmentally
sound concept. Microbes are a common occurrence in
nature. Microbes of all types are constantly around us;
they are on your body right now, even though they cannot
be seen with the naked eye.
The
microbes in our products are completely safe to humans
and the environment and have either no impact on humans
or affect us in positive ways. The microbes present in
our products are all classified as American Type Culture
Collection (ATCC) Class I. Organisms in this
classification have no hazard potential under ordinary
conditions of handling. They are subject to
unrestricted distribution by the ATCC, U.S. Department
of Health, Public Health Service and the Toxic
Substances Control Act.
Organisms receive this classification only after
extensive study and review by ATCC and government
committees.
What
Microbes Do
Microbes
have been successfully used in petrochemical plants,
chemical plants, refineries, food processing plants,
marine barges, machine shop parts washers, truck washes,
wood treating plants and ground water remediation
applications. Our microbes, in particular, remediate:
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Crude oil
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Oils
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Solvents
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BTEX
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Greases
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Amines
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Creosote
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Phenols
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PCP
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Fats
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PNA
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The
microbes in our products have been proven effective in
wastewaters containing BOD or COD in excess of 50,000
mg/l. They have been used to achieve consistent
effluents with ranging influent organic levels, improve
settle ability of biological solids, correct low or
inconsistent MLVSS numbers, and control foam production
from partially degraded organics.
How the
Microbes Work
The basic
procedure has two parts:
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Hydrocarbon-eating microbes are blended with special
nutrients and catalysts and then introduced into
petroleum-contaminated water. The microbes bond to
the petroleum molecules and begin discharging
enzymes that break down the hydrocarbon structures
into more water soluble, digestible materials that
are subsequently absorbed through the cell wall and
digested further.
- The
catalysts mixed with the microbes speed up the
organisms' rate of reproduction and digestion. When
provided a supportive environment, the
bioremediation materials continue to manufacture
themselves throughout the contaminated water,
increasing the overall biomass of microbes in an
exponential manner until all of the available
hydrocarbons are consumed. The end result is that
the water that was previously polluted with
petroleum becomes "clean," with all the hydrocarbons
converted to water and carbon dioxide.
