Bioaugmentation

What is bio-augmentation?

Bio-augmentation depends on bacteria to react with organic matter. Bacteria are naturally occurring micro-organisms, widely spread in nature and are critical in the processes of decomposition, fermentation Facultative, Anaerobic and Aerobic digestion.

Bio-augmentation, or bacterial supplementation, includes adding specific bacteria into the environment to create a controlled, desired condition which may not occur naturally. In pollution control and wastewater treatment, specific bacteria can be added to create an engineered condition where the bacteria produce a positive result by attacking the pollutants in a desired sequence, thus eliminating their effect while maximizing the efficiency.

In nature, bacteria and other micro-organisms occur as a population, with thousands of species of bacteria, algae, protozoa and fungi all fighting for food and survival. Those micro-organisms that are most adaptable and abundant metabolise and eventually dominate the system they are in by “eating” the food supply, including other micro-organisms.

This dominance of one micro-organism over another does not necessarily produce the results that are required. In fact, the dominance of some of the naturally occurring bacteria in certain circumstances means that waste products are not effectively treated and results include by-products such as objectionable odors.

In addition, the pattern and consumption of industry and our society has produced waste products that are difficult for natural biological processes to deal with. Bio-augmentation, using EversTech bio-cultures microbial formulations, is a result of continuous research into understanding wastewater treatment and pollution control.

What are EversTech bio-cultures?

Bacteria are single cell, microscopic organisms. By adding selected bacteria to treatment plants, organic matter can be reduced in a controlled fashion. EversTech bio-cultures products are a range of microbial formulations specially selected for their particular abilities to deal with a variety of organic matter. These are naturally occurring bacteria, which are isolated in a laboratory, incubated and grown commercially. They are then compounded with carriers, nutrients and enzymatic starters. The result is a dry, granular substance.

EversTech bio-cultures are not hazardous to health or life forms and is perfectly safe to use.

What applications are there for bio-cultures?

Some of the major applications are: Domestic Sewage Systems and Agricultural and Industrial Waste Water Treatment.

Other areas that bio-cultures are effective are in industries such as: Cork, Distilleries, Food, Utilities, Leather, Paper, Tanneries, Textiles, Wine, Crop Residues, Composting, Petroleum and Pharmecuticals.

EversTech bio-cultures compounds are specially selected to cope with substances such as: Carbohydrates (starches, etc.); high protein wastes (blood, Abattoir wastes etc.); fats (meat processing etc.); animal and vegetable oil; petrochemicals and derivatives (phenolic waste, grease, tar, etc.); solid and semi-solid waste products (e.g. animal/chicken manures, crop residues and communal refuse); cellulose and lignin.

The Cost?

To specify the cost is not possible without detailed investigation, as it depends on variables such as waste flow and pollutant concentration. However, example of costs, savings and benefits over conventional methods have been documented into case studies.