What Is All the Fuss About Glycerol Degrading?
The enzyme lipase will separate the fatty acid chain from the glycerol. Glycerol degrades to a long fatty acid chain and then that is broken down too. The X-ray industry disposes of so much glycerol down the drain that the drains clog. With little else to eat to balance the waste, we would recommend our Alken Clear-Flo® 4004 for this application, as it contains a small amount of extra-cellular lipase, in addition to the lipase naturally produced by Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis, B. thuringiensis, etc. Ammonia Oxidation DOES Consume Alkalinity For each pound of ammonia oxidized to nitrate, 7.2 lbs of alkalinity is consumed. 50 ppm of alkalinity should be maintained to prevent the pH from dropping too low for nitrification to continue. Also remember that nitrification is inhibited by BOD levels above 200 ppm. Molecular Probing Offers Improved Ability to Monitor Soil Biotreatment The March 1999 issue of Pollution Engineering Magazine, offers an interesting and detailed art
