Bactaerator - Pump Station Odour Removal

CBIO's Bactaerator - proven system to remove odours and blockages from problematic pumping station, wet wells and sewerage sumps.

Cleveland Biotech Ltd, market leaders in environmental biotechnology, have developed a solution-focused product to banish the common problems of sumps and pumping stations called The Bactaerator?

Many businesses from pubs to supermarkets, drainage contractors to water companies suffer with maintenance and management issues stemming from the problems caused by sumps, wet wells and pumping stations.

The problem most commonly encountered is the build-up of organic solid waste within the chamber (notably fat, oil and grease) which can cause damage to the pumps, prevent the float switches from working, all of which can result in floods and expensive repair work to burnt out pumps.

In fact in extreme circumstances the build-up of fat in a chamber can result in anaerobic conditions developing(where there is no oxygen available). This in turn can lead to the formation of 憇ulphonic acid?which corrodes any equipment or metal work it comes into contact with. Other problems can include the creation of smells and septicity in the well and the rising main.

These problems are expensive to rectify and can result in significant fines being levied against the offending companies.

The Bactaerator?has been developed to prevent these problems from occurring. It has been researched and developed based on sound biological principals by microbiologists and has been designed to optimise the remedial effects of bacteria in a specific situation.

The solution provides a dose of a bespoke bio-fluid and a biological accelerant directly into the sump, and also to vigorously aerates the contents of the chamber. This effectively turns businesses?clogged and anaerobic sump chambers into an aerobic bio-reactor. The presence in the chamber of bacteria-specific nutrient compounds and air provides the ideal conditions for the bacteria grow and digest the organic matter that builds up in the chamber.

The effect of the aeration has the added benefit of ridding any volatile odour compounds that have developed in the sump. It also ensures that any effluent pumped from the chamber is highly oxygenated and will therefore importantly reduce issues of septicity. This system could be an alternative to expensive oxygen release compounds.

The system itself has been designed to run 24/7 for up to three months at a time. After this period it will require a pre-scheduled service visit from one of Cleveland Biotech抯 in-house service engineers.

The Bactaerator?is currently in use thoughout the UK with great results particularly in relation to the fact that cleaning and pump-out requirements are dramatically reduced when the product is in operation, and that problems with fat ,odours and septicity are elim