Dealing with fats oils and grease with effective microorganisms

Digestion of FOG

Odor Control

Increased Efficiency

Cost-Effective

Instead of emulsifying Fats Oils and Grease (FOG), as enzyme products and surfactants do, EM•1^® will digest them, eliminating them from the system. During the natural fermentation process, over 100 different enzymes are produced by the microbes in EM•1^®. Since there is no freeze drying or pasteurization of the EM•1^®, all the enzymes are left in solution and continue to be produced by the live microbes in the culture. In regards to grease digestion, the most important of these enzymes are protease and lipase. Microbes use enzymes to accelerate the breakdown of various materials. This is one of the main reasons EM•1^® does such a great job at digesting grease. If you inoculate a system with only enzymes, you don't necessarily have the microbes in place that can use them and finish the process.

How It Works

Enzymes in the EM•1^®, such as protease and lipase, speed up reaction time. The live microbes in the EM•1^® begin to eat the grease. The grease is then converted into H₂O and CO₂. This is a very simple explanation as there are several compounds in action during this process and there are a variety of FOGs that could be found in a system. However, the results are almost always the same.

Applications

The product in injected in the influent line, injected at a rate of !:1,000 on a daily basis. A siphon/venture unit can be installed to work on a pressurized trigger or an injection pump can be installed on site. For best results, we generally do all grease applications with specially-formulated version of EM•1^®.

This is evidenced by a reduction of BOD and COD, after application directly into grease traps, within the waste stream. EM•1^® lowers the cloud point of the FOGs within the trap, eliminating the formation of paraffins, thereby reducing gas pockets of H₂S gas formed around putrefactive food particles.

EM•1^® improves efficiency of treatment plant skimmer tanks to capture a greater amount of grease.

Biological polishing of the sewer pipes occurs as the EM•1^® is seeded throughout the collection system, thus reducing clogging and crowning from saponifiable or non-saponifiable grease.

MSDS

EM•1^® Waste Treatment

PREPARED: 09/01/06

PRODUCT NAME: EM•1^® Waste Treatment

PRODUCED BY:
EMRO USA, Inc. dba EMRO USA Effective Microorganisms
2440 N. Coyote Drive Suite 126
Tucson, AZ 85745
Phone: (520) 792-3143 Fax: (928) 563-1037>

SECTION I - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
GENERAL OR GENERIC NAME: Liquid Microbial Waste Treatment
HAZARD RATING:
HEALTH - 0 Normal Material
FIRE - 0 Will not burn
REACTIVITY - 0 Stable

SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
If present, carcinogens and chemicals subject to reporting are identified in this section:

INGREDIENTS %(By Volume) Note

No hazardous ingredients present; not hazardous to humans, animals or plants.

SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
BOILING POINT: >100 °C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.2 (25°c)
VAPOR PRESSURE: N/D
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: Complete
VAPOR DENSITY: Air = 1
MELTING POINT: N/A
% VOLATILE BY VOLUME: 0
EVAPORATION RATE: Equal to water
APPERANCE AND ODOR: Brown liquid; mild
pH OF SOLUTION: 3.5

SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION INFORMATION
FLASH POINT: N/A
EXPLOSION LIMIT: 0
EXTINGUISHING: N/A
FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: N/A
SPECIAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS: None
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION BYPRODUCTS: None

SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
HEALTH HAZARDS: None
CARCINOGENICITY: Non-carcinogenic
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE: None
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL: None; see Section II
PRIMARY ROUTES OF ENTRY: Skin contact, Eye contact, Ingestion, Inhalation
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
SKIN - None
EYES - May cause eye irritation
INHALATION - None
INGESTION - May cause gas

FIRST AID:
IF ON SKIN - None
IF ON EYES - Flush with fresh water
IF INHALED - None
IF INGESTED - Drink fresh water

SECTION VI - REACTIVITY DATA
INCOMPATIBILITY: None
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: Will not occur
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS: None; biodegradable
STABILITY: Stable, not effected by freezing. No toxic fumes.

SECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
IN CASE OF LEAK OR SPILL: Mop up with fresh water, sewer disposal
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: Sewer disposal
HANDLING AND STORING PRECAUTIONS: Store at room temperature
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: Not recommended for human consumption

SECTION VIII - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO BE USED
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: None
VENTILATION: None
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: Optional
EYE PROTECTION: Safety glasses recommended
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: None
WORK PRACTICES: Clean up spills immediately; floor will be slick