The Ydro Process® creates optimum conditions for growth, reproduction and operation of the microbial product which contains:
- Hydrolyzing Enzymes
- Facultative cultures
- Aerobic cultures
- Micronutrients
- Bio-enhancers
Combination of the Ydro Process® and the addition of suitable microbial product results in:
- Total degradation and elimination of the excess sludge
- Quality improvements of the effluent from the plant (BOD,COD,SS,TN,TP etc)
- Liquefaction and elimination of FOG (fats, oils and grease) during the treatment
- Elimination of odors
- Possible reduction of energy consumption in the aeration stage
- Increase in the biogas production with a simultaneous increase of methane content
- Significant reduction of micro-pollutants
- Higher resistance of incoming organic shocks
The Ydro Process® is the continuous adaptation of microbial population to the conditions of each process according to the targets.
• The added bacteria become dominant and the existing ones are adapted and assimilated to coexist and collaborate.
• In suitable conditions the added microorganisms produce enzymes which enhance the biological process.
• The degradation of complex organic molecules, oils and greases into simple ones lead to the production of Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs), i.e. Acetic, Butyric, Propionic Acid etc.
• The VFAs are then easily converted to Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) in aerobic conditions, methane (CH4) and hydrogen (H2) in anaerobic conditions and free available energy.
• The breakdown and molecule destruction occurs in up to 80% of the total biomass through the metabolic pathway called Catabolism. Only 20% of the total biomass is utilized for the synthesis of new bacteria.
• The Ydro Process ® requires less oxygen supply as the Ammonia (NH4+) is converted to Nitrites (NO2-) and then Nitrogen (N2) without first being converted to Nitrates (NO3-) where the largest consumption of Oxygen occurs depending on operational conditions.
Biological Reactions in an Aerobic Environment
Biological Reactions in an Anaerobic/Facultative Environment
The Nitrogen Cycle with the Ydro Process®
Applications Ydro Process®
The Ydro Process® has been successfully applied in:
- Municipal wastewater treatment plants
- Sewer grid systems, large hotel groups and septic tanks
- Composting and fertilizer production sites
- Breweries
- Milk and dairy industries
- Organic residue treatment plants and anaerobic digesters
- Slaughterhouses and poultry industries
- Textiles and tanneries
- Fruit, juice and soft drinks industries
- Olive processing industries
- Steel and aluminum industries
- Oil and gas industries and refineries
- Landfills
- Papermills and wood processing industries
- Lakes, ponds and lagoons
- Agricultural applications, greenhouse and flower farming
- Closed loop cooling water systems
Interesting facts on the Ydro Process®
- The most important control parameters of this method are: ORP (Oxygen Reduction Potential), Dissolved Oxygen, degree of hydrolysis, Intracellular ATP (measure of active biomass) and Extracellular ATP (released from dead microorganisms) and Total ATP.
- All technical documents follow our products i.e. MSDS, Biodegrability certificate.
- The Ydro Process® is currently applied at more than 100 municipal wastewater treatment plants in Europe and Asia more than 15 large scale and multinational industries.
- The total current elimination of sludge with the use of The Ydro Process® is 900 tons per day (ca a Population Equivalent of 6.000.000).
The Ydro Process® Pyramid
Excess Sludge Reduction with Ydro Process®
Ydro Process® in the sewer grid
Applying the Ydro process in the sewer grid:
- Eliminates the city odors (grid, manholes,pumping stations)
- Degrades Fats/Oils/Grease
- Cleans out the grid, manholes and pumping stations and no cleaning or unclogging is required
- The sewer system is turned into a pre-treatment reactor where facultative/aerobic conditions allow the degradation of the organic load which can occur up to 80% (<100 mg/lt COD). The WWTP requires less energy and time to treat the remaining load.
- The Sulphate Reducing Bacteria contained in the Ydro Series products, do not allow the formation Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) which creates the odors or the formation of Sulphuric Acid (H2SO4) which induces the corrosion of the sewer pipelines. This way large investments of replacing the pipelines are avoided.
Product Characteristics
Our microbial products:
- Are naturally occurring bacteria
- Contain no animal derived material
- Are not genetically manipulated
- Include additional strains according to the treated waste
- Product requires maturation period of at least 8 hours
- Each gram of our bacterial product contains 109 c.f.u.
- During the maturation period bacteria count doubles every 20 minutes
- Require no additional chemical analysis when applied
- Require no additional equipment in order to be applied
Product physical properties & technical information
Product physical properties & technical information
The Ydro Process® has been successfully applied in the following countries:
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