Bioaugmentation

Bioaugmentation 

Bioaugmentation, or the addition of supplemental bacteria, is often used as a reactive response to an upset or to address a myriad of wastewater problems including incomplete BOD reduction and excessive solids carryover due to the loss of biomass. EBS offers a wide variety of effective bacterial formulations, in both dry and liquid forms to meet clients’ specific needs. These formulations are specifically developed for applications in the pulp and paper, chemical processing, refining, and food and beverage industries. Products are both cost-effective and easily applied.

BioStar™ P

Pulp and Paper

  • Specifically formulated with stabilized Bacillus/Fungi and enzymes that are capable of biodegrading a wide variety of chemicals and materials commonly found in pulp and paper mill wastewater streams, including methanol, terpenes, resin acids, black liquor constituents, starch, and cellulose fibers.  
  • Suitable for both activated sludge systems and aerated stabilization basins.
  • Contains aerobic and facultative anaerobic strains capable of performing under a wide range of dissolved oxygen concentrations.
  • Contains thermophilic and low-temperature strains capable of maintaining viability at temperatures ranges of 39 – 120 F (4 – 50 C).
  • Product can be used alone, but when used in conjunction with the Bacterial Acceleration Chamber™ (BAC) unit, cell count growth of 50 – 100x can be achieved.
  • Available in 25-pound pails, containing 25 individual water-soluble bags.

BioStar™ R

Refining and Petrochemical

  • Product is specifically formulated with stabilized Bacillus/Pseudomonas and enzymes that are capable of biodegrading a wide variety of chemicals and materials commonly found in petroleum refining and petrochemical wastewater streams, including methanol, benzene/toluene/xylene (BTX), phenolics and phenolic compounds, glycols, and amines.  
  • Contains aerobic and facultative anaerobic strains capable of performing under a wide range of dissolved oxygen concentrations.
  • Contains thermophilic strains capable of maintaining viability at temperatures up to 120 F (50 C).
  • Suitable for both activated sludge systems and aerated stabilization basins.
  • Product can be used alone, but when used in conjunction with the Bacterial Acceleration Chamber™ (BAC) unit, cell count growth of 50 – 100x can be achieved.
  • Available in 25-pound pails, containing 25 individual water-soluble bags.

BioStar™ GT

General Treatment

  • Specifically formulated with stabilized Bacillus and enzymes that are capable of biodegrading a wide variety of chemicals and materials commonly found in municipal and food & beverage wastewater streams, including simple sugars, proteins, fats, oils.
  • Suitable for both activated sludge systems and aerated stabilization basins.
  • Contains aerobic and facultative anaerobic strains capable of performing under a wide range of dissolved oxygen concentrations.
  • Contains strains which perform well in low pH and high fat situations.
  • Contains thermophilic and low temperature strains capable of maintaining viability at temperature ranges of 39 – 120 F (4 – 50 C).
  • Product can be used alone, but when used in conjunction with the Bacterial Acceleration Chamber™ (BAC) unit, cell count growth of 50 – 100x can be achieved.
  • Available in 25-pound pails, containing 25 individual water-soluble bags.

BioStar™ DSL

Canadian DSL approved bacteria

  • A broad-spectrum formulation containing specific strains of Canadian DSL listed bacteria used to supplement the indigenous bacterial population in municipal and industrial biological wastewater treatment systems.
  • Suitable for both activated sludge systems and aerated stabilization basins.
  • Product can be used alone, but when used in conjunction with the Bacterial Acceleration Chamber™ (BAC) units, cell count growth of 100x can be achieved.
  • Available in 25-pound pails, containing 25 individual water-soluble bags.

CryoStart™

Cold weather bioaugmentation solution

  • Formulated blend of cold weather tolerant (cryophilic) strains and enzymes that are capable of biodegrading a wide variety of chemicals and materials commonly found in both industrial and municipal systems, including pulp and paper mills, oil refineries, and food & beverage plants.
  • Suitable for both activated sludge systems and aerated stabilization basins.
  • Product can be used alone, but when used in conjunction with the Bacterial Acceleration Chamber™ (BAC) units, cell count growth of 100x can be achieved.
  • Available in 25-pound pails, containing 25 individual water-soluble bags.
CryoStart

MicroStar™ 2.0

Bacterial product specialized for use in BAC Unit

  • Specifically formulated with stabilized Bacillus/Fungi and enzymes that are capable of biodegrading a wide variety of chemicals.
  • Suitable for both activated sludge systems and aerated stabilization basins.
  • Contains aerobic and facultative anaerobic strains capable of performing under a wide range of dissolved oxygen concentrations.
  • Contains thermophilic strains capable of maintaining viability at temperatures up to 120 F (50 C).
  • Product also contains a proprietary blend of substrates, growth supplements, and micronutrients to provide maximum reproduction rates when applied in conjunction with the Bacterial Acceleration Chamber™ (BAC) unit, in which a cell count increase of 100 – 500x can be achieved.
  • Available in 25-pound pails, containing 25 individual water-soluble bags.

MicroStart™

Bacterial product specialized for use in BAC-2 Unit

  • Specifically formulated with stabilized Bacillus/Fungi and enzymes that are capable of biodegrading a wide variety of chemicals and materials commonly found in pulp and paper mill wastewater streams, including methanol, terpenes, resin acids, black liquor constituents, starch, and cellulose fibers.  
  • Suitable for both activated sludge systems and aerated stabilization basins.
  • Contains aerobic and facultative anaerobic strains capable of performing under a wide range of dissolved oxygen concentrations.
  • Contains thermophilic strains capable of maintaining viability at temperatures up to 120 F (50 C).
  • This product is specifically formulated for use in conjunction with the patented EBS BAC-2™ technology, which can provide a cell count increase of up to 1000x the initial seed culture.
  • Available in 25-pound pails, containing 25 individual water-soluble bags.

NitriFire™

Bacterial blend to support nitrification

  • Specifically formulated blend of Nitrosomonas strains and Nitrobacter for efficient removal of ammonia
  • Effective at addressing elevated nitrite (aka nitrite lock) and facilitating the complete reaction to nitrate.
  • Produced and quality control checked at our facility in Mandeville, LA.
  • Available in 1.25-gallon jugs weighing 10 pounds
Nitifire

BAC™ & BAC-2™

Bacterial Acceleration Chamber

The patented EBS Bacterial Acceleration Chamber (BAC) unit and our second-generation BAC2 unit are designed to acclimate and grow 100 to 1000 times the bacterial population of the dry product in 24 hours. While the original BAC units are single-stage units, BAC-2 units are two-stage units that provide higher growth rates. The size of the BAC units ranges from 15 – 300 gallons, allowing for optimal dosage application rates. These units can accept a variety of dry product quantities from 1 – 25 pounds per batch and produce up to four batches per day, or the equivalent of up to 5000 pounds of the typical dry product.  The BAC unit technology generates high levels of bacteria daily and the result is greater application success.

  • Applicable in any wastewater facility requiring bioaugmentation
  • Increases bioaugmentation efforts between 2-3 orders of magnitude
  • 110V electrical outlet source and freshwater supply 
  • Application examples:
    • Aerated stabilization
      • Low TSS concentrations
      • Soluble BOD Slug Loading
    • Conventional activated sludge systems 
      • Acute or chronic presence of toxic/inhibitory compounds
      • During system startups, upsets, and/or turnarounds
      • Systems with incomplete BOD degradation
Bacterial Acceleration Chamber
Bacterial Acceleration Chamber