GE P&W BioPlus - Manual

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BioPlus* Bioaugmentation Solutions
Enhancing Biological Waste Treatment for Environmental Compliance
 Cost-effective removal of ammonia and wide
range of industrial organic contamination
 Portfolio of bacterial and fungal blends,
enzymes and nutrients to cope with most indus-
trial wastes being treated in secondary
wastewater plants
 Integrated with advanced monitoring and chem-
ical treatment solutions for comprehensive op-
timization strategies
 Cost-effective, safe and easy to apply multi-
component products
Description and Use
GE BioPlus products comprise a portfolio of special-
ly formulated blends of naturally occurring, but
adapted, high performance microorganisms, with
enzymes and nutrient supplements. In addition,
there are blends of bacteria and surfactants for oil
and grease clean-up. This product line is used to
enhance the biological degradation of organics,
and ammonia, in a variety of “secondary” waste-
water treatment systems. Systems that can be
treated range from classic aerobic activated sludge
plants, lagoons, bio-filters, MBRs, MBBRs, to UASB
and other anaerobic treatment systems. Many of
the products contain facultative organisms and
oxygen donors allowing use in low oxygen condi-
tions within aerobic systems.
Microorganisms used are naturally occurring bacte-
ria and fungi that have been isolated from the envi-
ronment and concentrated and stabilized for use in
wastewater treatment.
Typical uses include performance enhancement
(higher % removal); stability Improvement (less vari-
ability) and faster recovery and start-up after up-
sets and system shut-down (time savings).
Products and Services Offered
BioPlus technology includes products for:
 Enhancing COD removal in most aerobic indus-
trial wastewater treatment systems
 Degradation of Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) and
other food processing type COD.
 Removal of COD in anaerobic reactors and la-
goons
 Enhancing organic sludge degradation at the
bottom of lagoons and ponds,
 Enhancing or recovering ammonia removal in
the nitrification process;
 Enhancing removal of COD from pulp and paper-
making operations
 Maintaining grease traps
 Cleaning oil and grease from tanks and ground
contamination.
 Enhancing general biomass health with addition
of dedicated nutrient supplements
Complementing the BioPlus technology are GE’s
BioHealth* and Insight* monitoring tools (see Fact
Sheets). The BioHealth is a second-generation ATP
based test used in conjunction with BioPlus bio-
augmentation and primary treatment, to quickly
and directly measure influent wastewater toxicity
and reactor biomass activity and health. Coupled
with sophisticated analytical and trending software
packages, including real-time monitoring via In-
sight, primary and secondary treatment can be
cost-effectively improved to levels unachievable
previously.
Application and Treatment
Proper application and treatment levels depend on
many factors and GE has developed application
guidelines based on prior experience, allowing for