Anaerobic digesters are crucial components of many wastewater treatment plants, and problems that affect their operation can be detrimental to the facility’s efficiency. Certain issues may even cause a complete facility shutdown, which could take months to fix. With so much at stake, it’s vital to provide effective, complete anaerobic digester solutions for your customers. Biotifx® AN, MDG’s newest wastewater treatment product, helps you turn these common challenges into high-value treatment opportunities, solving your customers’ problems and growing your business simultaneously.
What causes problems in anaerobic digesters?
There are several reasons why a digester system might not be operating at full capacity:
- Nutrient imbalances: Micronutrients are necessary in anaerobic digesters to encourage optimal microbial activity. If they aren’t present in the right amounts, both the speed and effectiveness of treatment decrease.
- High hydrogen sulfide (H2S) levels: Elevated H2S production not only affects the digester over time due to corrosion and costs around scrubbing H2S from methane, but also causes other problems like exceeding governmental regulatory limits on H2S emissions.
- Poor digestion rate of organic material: When the system is not digesting organic material (e.g., long-chain and volatile fatty acids) properly, its capacity decreases, leading to a higher risk of system upsets and incomplete digestion.
Using Bioaugmentation to Treat Anaerobic Digesters
Biotifx® AN addresses these problems and more through its unique, robust blend of micronutrients and Bacillus bacteria selected for high anaerobic metabolic activity. This dual approach offers a more complete solution than common micronutrient-only products. AN is designed to improve the overall operating efficiency of anaerobic digesters by:
- Improving methane output: Biotifx® AN supports all stages of methane production, resulting in more high-quality methane at the end of the process.
- Reducing sludge hauling costs: By digesting and converting more solids to methane, AN reduces the amount of sludge that needs to be dewatered and hauled away, bringing down removal costs.
- Improving gas quality: AN helps decrease H2S and CO2 levels in the biogas produced by anaerobic digesters. This contributes to lower H2S odors and longer equipment life, leading to sustained cost savings.
Partner with MDG for Quality Wastewater Treatment Solutions
It’s important to properly and proactively treat anaerobic digesters to prevent system upsets and keep them operating smoothly. With Biotifx® AN, you can treat your customers’ systems using an innovative biological solution that helps you stand out in the market.
If you’re interested in hearing more about AN, or about any of our other wastewater treatment products and programs, contact us today or check out our wastewater page for more information!
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