Chlorinated Organics

A tricky problem with a natural solution

Building a biomass that is able to degrade chlorinated organics can often prove to be very difficult. This is the case in both activated sludge systems (of all types) as well as biological filters and their variants e.g. hi-rate, submerged/aerated or conventional.  It is also the case in the cleanup of contaminated soils.

EU20 Chlorinated Organics

Having established a biomass, it may be very susceptible to variations in feed concentrations resulting in reduced efficiency. Rapid recovery following mishap may also be difficult. In addition sludge settleability can be detrimentally effected and equally slow to recover.

EU20 is designed to deal with these situations.

EU20 is a highly concentrated formulation of Group 1 non-pathogenic naturally occurring and appropriate micro-organisms which are capable of oxidising chlorinated organics under aerobic conditions and in varying concentrations.  Nature has given them the natural ability to deal with these compounds and to form superior floc forming characteristics, which are essential to good process operation and control. Their use in treatment systems dispenses with the acclimatisation period generally associated with natural seeding or with the employment of an unadapted seed sludge.

EU20 is designed to improve the performance of biological systems by:

  • establishing and maintaining a biomass, not naturally occurring, that is able to degrade chlorinated organics.
  • generally providing greater resistance to the effects of organic inhibitors present in wastewaters.
  • increasing BOD and COD removal efficiency, thus assisting organically overloaded plant.
  • producing sludge flocs with superior settling characteristics that assist hydraulically stressed systems.
  • having greater resistance to the effect of shock loadings resulting from changes in production programmes.
Specification

Form: Free flowing granular powder.
Colour: White to Buff.
Specific Gravity: 0.5 to 0.7
Contents: Selected micro-organisms and surface tension depressants on a corn carrier.
Pack Sizes: 250g water-soluble sachet, 10kg bulk pack

When used as directed EU20 is completely safe. It is harmless to people, clothing and the environment, and completely biodegradable.