Biosol is used to minimise ...
Published by Ross Chandler, Managing Director
Biosol is used to minimise sewer odour and therefore corrosion in sewer systems. It has been shown in the field to reduce sewer odour from between 14% to 84% when compared with ferrous chloride and magnesium hydroxide dosing.
Biosol removes the source of odour and hence corrosion.
Biosol is different to all other technologies on the market. Biosol acts at the microbial level blocking the communication signals that bacteria need to form and maintain slimes (biofilm). Sulphur reduction only occurs in microbial slimes, so if you remove the slimes and prevent them from reforming, sewer odour and hence corrosion cannot occur.
Field experience across Australia has shown substantial reductions in the rate of sewer infrastructure corrosion. From initial surface pH readings of pH0.5 to in excess of pH3.5 and from pH readings of pH 2 to in excess of pH 4 after 2 years of Biosol dosing. This represents a massive savings from increased asset life, from vastly reduced infrastructure corrosion.
Microbial slimes enable fat, oil and grease to adhere to the sewer pipes. Blocking the communication signals between the bacteria stops the production of the glues that enable fat, oil and grease to adhere to the sewer pipes. This fat and grease then transferred by normal sewage velocity to the treatment plant for process.