Multiple
strains of aerobic and facultatively anaerobic
microbes are selected for their compatible, symbiotic
metabolic pathways, which metabolize (digest)
CBOD (Carbon Biological Oxygen Demand), BOD (Biochemical
Oxygen Demand), and TSS (Total Suspended Solids).
This means that the combination of these strains
will successively break down and digest the waste
in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions to a
far greater degree than the same quantity of only
one of the microbe strains (especially if that
one microbe is a SRB). They’re a team, not
one individual superbug.
Less SRB’s Enter the Treatment Plant –
In the treatment plant SRB’s become part
of the pollutant removal problem rather than part
of the solution.
Through competitive exclusion, the BiO3 microbes
will replace the SRB’s as the predominate
biofilm species on the interior surfaces of the
collection piping walls. Since about 80% of microbe
growth in the collection system comes from the
biofilm, this means with less biofilm wall space
there will be fewer and fewer SRB’s and
less sulfides (since SRB’s create sulfides)
in the wastewater to be removed in the treatment
plant.
Treatment Plant Performance is Enhanced –Treatment
Plant performance is enhanced several ways:
The influent waste is already partially broken-down
by the BiO3 microbes so it is more conducive for
treatment than before. Therefore, it is easier
to remove.
BiO3 microbes, which are now great in number,
continue to function in the treatment plant aerobic
and anaerobic digestion processes. The microbes
are young and robust and join the plant biology
in the digestion task. Also, because they are
in constant supply, the plant biology remains
young. It is accepted by the wastewater treatment
industry that the addition of fresh microbes in
the treatment plant influent will improve the
plant performance and stabilize plant operation.
Recovery from treatment plant biology ‘wash-outs’
is also much quicker.
Primary basin/clarifier settleability is increased.
There are several possible reasons for this. 1)
The injected microbes have degraded the grease/oils
so there are less grease/oils in the WW to float
to the surface. 2) The injected microbes outcompete
the filamentous bacteria for food substrates so
there is less bulking. 3) There are fewer dead
SRB’s. According to some sources, live microbes
settle out faster than dead microbes.
To observe an actual data trend, see chart below.
Pollutant (BOD5, TSS) discharge
is reduced. The influent waste is already
partially consumed by the BiO3 Bioaugmentation
microbes so it is more conducive for treatment
than before. Therefore, it is easier to remove.
With fewer SRB’s and dead microbes with
which to contend and with more microbes assisting
in the digestive process, more of the organics
and pollutants will be converted to gas (i.e.
carbon dioxide, hydrogen, methane and nitrogen)
thereby increasing the digestion efficiency of
the plant. Less pollutants are discharged in the
effluent wastewater.
To observe an actual data trend, see chart below.
The Plant Percent Removal
is increased. As described above the
influent waste is already partially broken-down
and partially digested by the BiO3 Augmentation
microbes in the collection system. But the influent
BOD ppm and TSS ppm are not reduced all that much.
Of course the reason being that the high BiO3
Augmentation microbe growth shows up in the BOD
and TSS influent readings. But with increased
BOD and TSS removal from the influent, as shown
above, the Percent Removal increases.
To observe an actual data trend, see chart below.
Hence, the biological impact of
the BiO3 Bioaugmentation is positive and in many
situations it can put the treatment plant over
the top from a performance standpoint and, thereby,
bring the plant into compliance.
If you have any questions, please
feel free to contact us.
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