Probiotic Scrubber® II (PBII): This product is a highly diverse blend of living bacteria, which includes a significant abundance of nitrifying organisms. It is used to stimulate nitrification in wastewater lagoons and activated sludge systems.
Nitrification Solutions for Wastewater Treatment Plants
Supporting Nitrification and Ammonia Removal
A loss of nitrification can significantly reduce a wastewater treatment facility’s ability to remove ammonia and meet discharge limits for ammonia and total nitrogen.
Maintaining a healthy population of nitrifying bacteria is essential for effective biological wastewater treatment. When nitrification becomes unstable or nitrifying bacteria are depleted, bioaugmentation can be used to introduce concentrated microbial populations into specific treatment processes.
Adding nitrifying bacteria may help:
- Restore or improve nitrification
- Increase ammonia conversion
- Support total nitrogen removal
- Stabilize biological treatment
- Help facilities maintain discharge permit compliance
How cBOD-Degrading Bacteria Support Nitrification
In addition to nitrifying bacteria, BioLynceus® products contain cBOD-metabolizing bacteria, also known as heterotrophic bacteria.
These microorganisms help break down organic material that contributes to carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (cBOD).
Rapid cBOD reduction can help create more favorable conditions for nitrifying bacteria. By efficiently degrading organic substrates, heterotrophic bacteria may reduce competition within the biological treatment process and provide nitrifiers with more opportunity to convert ammonia.
Supporting Biological Wastewater Treatment
The combination of nitrifying bacteria and organic matter-degrading microorganisms can help strengthen the overall biological treatment process.
By supporting both cBOD reduction and nitrification, BioLynceus® microbial products can help wastewater treatment facilities improve:
- Ammonia removal
- Nitrification performance
- Organic matter degradation
- Biological process stability
- Overall wastewater treatment efficiency
Maintaining a diverse and active microbial community can provide wastewater operators with an additional tool for supporting reliable nitrification and ammonia removal.
Nitrification Bioaugmentation in an Activated Sludge Process
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Nitrification Treatment in an Aerated Lagoon System
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Nitrification with ProBiotic Scrubber® N in an Activated Sludge Plant
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