Oil Spill Contamination Bioremediation System Oil-X Plus
Oil Spill Contamination Bioremediation System Oil-X Plus

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Oil-X Plus Bio-System: Bioremediation for Oil Spills

 

Traditionally the removal of oil pollution is a very difficult and challenging process. Bioremediation technologies have been proven to be an effective way to remove organic contaminants from oil spill. It is possible for a contaminated site to be reopened and meet national and local standards in a few weeks or a few months.

 

Oil-X Plus Bioremediation System combines:

 

Oil-X - Eco-Friendly Degreaser and natural surfactants with emulsifying and dispersing effect

Microbial - high rate special blends of naturally-occurring microbes grown in carbon pellets

Our results have proven this combination to be a powerful, effective, and economical organic contaminants removal and soil restoration solution.

 

Oil-X provides the first line of attack, with the following features: 

  • Increase the absorption capacity of soil
  • Enable the microbes entering the soil more easily and quickly to reach the contaminated areas
  • Divide pollutants and contaminants into micros and increase millions of times more surface area exposure
  • Serve as a starting food source for microorganisms, the microbial starts with a better environment for pollutant elimination
  • As a continuous or permanent source of food, so micro-organisms can continue working for six months or longer

 

Oil-X Advantages: 

  • Economical to Use.
  • Exceeds EPA and OSHA Standards.
  • Contains No Petroleum Solvents.
  • Effective In A Wide Range of Applications.
  • Cost Effective.
  • Bio-Degradable.
  • Ready To Use.
  • Environmentally Safe.
  • Water-Soluble.
  • Not Flammable.
  • Low Alkaline pH Level = 10.
  • No Organic Solvents.
  • Does not release Harmful Vapors.
  • No Acids.
  • Non Toxic!

 

After initial contact of Oil-X with contaminants, Microbial quickly reaches the target and begins to convert oil into harmless byproducts such as carbon dioxide, oxygen and other useful enzymes. Water and some basic nutrients are needed to activate the Microbial grown inside the carbon pellets. Generally it takes 24 to 36 hours for the microbial to grow and propagate.

 

Microbial Features: 

  • Grown in 0.3-0.5 cm size carbon pellet with countless holes
  • 1 teaspoon of Carbon Microbial is equivalent to the surface of a football field
  • 1 pound of Carbon Microbial handle more than ten times more area than similar products
  • 1 pound of Carbon Microbial can handle 15.3 cubic meters of waste water

 

Before Treatment: Thick, Heavy Greasy layer with Foul Smell
After Treatment: Grease Reduced and Smell Greatly Improved

The combination of Oil-X Plus Microbial has been proven to be an excellent and cost effective solution to achieve complete degradation of oil pollutants.

 

The Oil-X team manufactures their own blend of naturally occurring microbes and can provide specialized bioremedial services worldwide. Our products have sold in 48 states and 15 foreign countries. The reason for the success is the high plate counts of our products and the efficacy of our nutrient which accompanies every order. We are highly experienced in all phases of the clean-up process. Further, our products have an unlimited shelf life. Just keep from freezing.

 

MORE ABOUT BIOREMEDIATION


Bioremediation Services Provided by the Oil-X Team

 

1. Bioremediation Engineering consulting 

2. Bioremediation Project Contracting. Contamination reduction and accelerate TPH reduction.

3. Bioremediation Equipment sales/service

4. Bioremediation Microbes production/distribution/sales. Naturally occurring blends of microbes for your specific site.

5. Bioremediation Nutrients for Microbes production/distribution/sales.  Nutrient which accompanies every order. 

6. Special Oxidizer if required. Our Oxidizer dissipates in 24 hours so it doesn’t kill the microbes nor render the soil toxic.

7. Bioremediation Analytical Services

8. Bioremediation Treatability Studies - This study takes the uncertainty out of your decision whether biotreatment is appropriate for your site. On samples you provide from your site, we treat with several blends of microbes, each for a test period, monitor and record plate counts daily, and return the treated samples to you so you can send to your own lab to check which blend works the best. You can send those results to your client and regulatory agency for approval.


Bioremediation Technologies Offered by the Oil-X Team

 

1. Biostimulation

2. Bioaugmentation

 

GUIDELINES FOR EX-SITU TREATMENT OF SOIL BIOREMEDIATION


The main area to consider is that you must get the solution of microbes and nutrient in contact with the contaminant. If you have a shallow penetration of a contaminant such as a petroleum product, say 3-4 inches, you will get a quicker clean-up if you can disturb the soil, that is aerate and mix. This can be achieved with a shovel, disked which will penetrate 6-8 inches (this is a farming device, pulled by a tractor), or a root rake. With anything less than 3-4 inches, saturating the surface will usually suffice.


For deeper penetrations, the same principal applies though heavier duty equipment is needed. A back hoe which can toss the soil to aerate and mix it; a bulldozer with ripper blades for large sites is excellent; even a portable conveyor belt where the soil is loaded at the lower end and “flung” out of the upper end will accomplish the mixing and aeration. As the soil is moving up the conveyor belt, a spray inoculation will achieve good coverage.

 

MOISTURE LEVELS FOR EX-SITU SOIL BIOREMEDIATION

You must maintain a moisture level range of between 15% and 20% as a minimum. Oil on soil acts as waterproof so make sure you penetrate that waterproof barrier. A 20% moisture level in soil occurs when you can make a mud ball with your hands. Higher than 20% is fine; remember these microbes can treat contaminated water where the moisture level is 100%. If the moisture level drops, all is not lost as the microbes form spores, that is go inert until they get more water to activate them.

 

SUMMARY OF EX-SITU SOIL BIOREMEDIATION

Procedure is to Mix, Aerate, and Hydrate.

 

EXAMPLE OF EX-SITU SOIL BIOREMEDIATION

 

INOCULATION GUIDELINES AND A PASSIVE IN-SITU BIOREMEDIATION SYSTEM

Nothing will happen in a Bioremediation Treatment unless you can get the microbes and nutrient in contact with the contaminant. You should strive for a moisture level of at least 20%. 

A good rule is to set up inoculation points at 6 foot intervals in closely packed soil. So drill at 6’ centers and inoculate with the mixture of microbes and nutrient and you will get a good horizontal overlap. Frequently, the inoculant will overflow out of the adjacent hole which is a good indication that there is excellent horizontal disbursal.

Review of some basic soil moisture facts: a cubic yard of soil contains the equivalent of 201 gallons of water. 20% of that is slightly more than 40 gallons. So in perfectly dry soil, you would need 40 gallons to achieve a 20% moisture level.

Most soil already contains a moisture level, so you may need less than 40 gallons and that can be easily calculated.

The selection of the drill type is important. While a Geo-Probe is a useful and inexpensive piece of equipment, it is important to know that in closely packed soil, the drill can actually pack the soil around the bore hole even tighter, and can in fact pack the soil so tight that fluid can’t penetrate.

This makes it difficult to properly disburse the microbes, nutrient and the water. 

 

BIOREMEDIATION IN-SITU PASSIVE SYSTEM

This simple, passive, gravity system works really well when used in conjunction with microbes. In one of our popular products, we grow our microbes on and in small carbon pellets. The resultant plate counts are enormous. Since a tablespoon of carbon pellets contain the surface area of a football field, you can imagine the nooks and crannies available for the microbes to live and breed in.

When you are drilling your inoculation points (remember 6 foot centers) simply line the holes with slotted PVC, capped at the bottom end with the slots placed in the contaminated zone, and leave the surface end either slightly recessed if you need to drive over the property (as in a gas station) or leave the stubs exposed. Either way, you can cover the top end with removable caps so you can continue to make inoculations during the life of the project.

Before insertion of the slotted PVC pipes, or right after insertion, add some of the dry carbon pellets, about 6-8 inches from the bottom. This will contain billions and billions of microbes perfectly at home in the carbon. They will continue to grow and multiply when you add water and nutrient to each PVC. The carbon pellets do not dissolve and merely are the carriers for the billions of microbes.

The microbes will last month after month and when you add more water and nutrient, there will be so many that the excess will sheer off and make their way through the slots in the PVC and disburse into the site. You can keep the site moist, well supplied with nutrient, and continually add more mixture of microbes and nutrient whenever you can.

One man can keep a site active once every week or two. You can even inject the solution of microbes under pressure for even better horizontal disbursement.

 

EXAMPLE OF IN-SITU BIOREMEDIATION PASSIVE SYSTEM

 

 

 

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