Wastewater Treatment
EmTec markets and distributes a variety of bacterial wastewater treatment products designed to enhance the biological treatment of domestic, food processing, and industrial effluents. Made through proprietary biotechnology, these products use only naturally occurring, non-pathogenic bacteria, scientifically selected for their enhanced abilities to produce enzymes and degrade wastes.
Common Problems
A major problem with many wastewater treatment plants is that they are simply overloaded. For years, Wastewater Treatment Plants have relied on indigenous microbes to degrade organic wastes. Unfortunately, increased waste volume and greater waste complexity (such as grease, oil, pesticides, and other chemicals) have left many plants unable to meet today's tougher restrictions on effluent quality. Wastewater research scientists have estimated that only 5-10% of the bacteria existing in a sewage treatment plant actively contribute to the sewage treatment process, while the remaining 90-95% of the bacteria compete for the available oxygen and nutrients. Elevated effluent BOD, COD, FOG and TSS can lead to costly municipal surcharges.
Solution
Bioaugmentation, the process of adding select biological agents to a waste stream rather than relying solely on natural indigenous populations, is the solution to many wastewater treatment problems. Regular use of EmTec's wastewater treatment products increases a system's ability to degrade a wide range of wastes, resulting in greater efficiency, fewer problems, and higher quality effluent.
EmTec-WP was specially formulated for domestic wastewater treatment plants. EmTec-WP should be used if the influent from domestic (human sewage) sources is greater than 20% or if sludge reduction is needed.
EmTec-FM was specially formulated for industrial, food processing and commercial wastewater treatment plants. EmTec-FM should be used if the domestic portion (human sewage) of the influent is less than 20%. This includes factories, food processing and packaging, agriculture and slaughterhouses.
Applications
- Wastewater treatment plants
- Domestic and industrial wastewater
- Food processing facilities
- Aerobic, anaerobic, or facultative lagoons
- Rivers, lakes, ponds
- System start up or recovery
Benefits of EmTec-WP and EmTec-FM
- Startup of new systems
- Recovery of upset systems
- Improve plant stability
- Improve reduction of specific chemicals, like hydrocarbons
- Improve efficiency in reduction of BOD & COD
- Stabilize the BOD and COD ratio
- Improve systems that are under-aerated
- Improve fats, oils and grease pre-treatment and digestion
- Improve cold weather performance
- Improve hot water performance
- Improve settling of solids
- Improve clarity
- Reduce sludge production
- Reduce odor
- Reduces chemical and electricity needs
- Degrades oil and other hydrocarbons, reduces TPH
- Helps prevent bulking issues
- Surcharges and fines reduced or eliminated
- Digests pesticides, herbicides, fungicides
Formulation
EmTec-WP (Solution A & B) - Domestic Wastewater Treatment
EmTec-FM (Solution A & B) - Industrial and Food Manufacturing Wastewater Treatment
EmTec-FM tabs - Wastewater Treatment Tablets
Resources
Article: Options for Treating Landfill Leachate
Article: Bio-Augmentation for Wastewater Treatment
Case Study: Industrial River Pollution
Case Study: Khlong Clean-Up
Product Literature: EmTec-FM & EmTec-WP