Gamazyme sewage treatment
aces the test with customers after just 2 months
OurUnitor™Gamazyme productshavebeena cornerstoneofourBiochemicals cleaningrange;butdon’t justtakeourwordforit,jointheranksofsatisfied customerswhohaveseendramaticimprovementsinjust twomonthsofusingourproducts.
Commonoversightwithsewagetreatmentproductsintheindustry
Withsewagetreatment,itisverycommontooverlookthetypesofcleaningchemicalsyourfleetuses.Choosingthewrong chemicals,however,can causemoreharmthangoodinthelongrun.Forinstance,whenoverlyharshchemicalsare appliedto yoursewagesystem,theycankillthenaturallyoccurringbacteriawhichiscriticaltotheoptimalperformanceofa sewage treatmentplant.
Inaddition,ship-ownersormanagersmayhavetodealwithblockedgreyandblackwaterpipeswhichareaproblemforships duetotheirdesignsrequiringlonghorizontalruns.Thehorizontalpipesdonotaidgravitationalflowandasthevesselrolls and pitches,soillineswillrunbackwards.Thesepipesaccumulatesoil,progressivelyreducingthepipeboreuntilblockage occurs.Itisthenverydifficultforthecrewtolocatetheexactpositionoftheblockage.Whenlocated;thepipemustbe openedforclearancewhereuponnoxiouswasteeruptsinanuncontrollableflow.
OurUnitor™Gamazymerangeresolvesthisissuebypromotingapositivebacteriaculture,beingprobioticcleaners,theyare specificallycreatedforsafeandeffectivecleaningoftoilets,drainlinesandgreasetraps,odourcontrol andwastetreatment onboardships.
Casestudy:theproblemsourcustomerswerefacingwiththeirsewagesystem
• Cloggingissuesduetoscalinginsewagepiping.
• Foamingfromthetankventincludingpresenceoffoulodoursinthetoilets.
Theproductstested–GamazymeBiologicalToiletCleanerandGamazymeToiletDescaler GamazymeproductswereselectedbasedonrecommendationsfromcruisecustomerswhowereusingGamazymeproducts.
GamazymeBiologicalToiletCleanerisauniquebiological activeliquidformulationcontaining specialisedbacterial strains,biodegradablelowfoamingchemicalcleanersand anti-foamagents.
Testing method
GamazymeToiletDescalerisusedfordescalingtoiletbowls, toiletsystems,drainsandpipes.
• Thevesselwasprovidedwithenoughmaterialtocleanfor2months.
• Priortotheuseoftheproducts,selectedsectionsofpipingwereopenedandphotographedsothatacomparison couldbemadeafter2months.
• Significantscalingisvisible (seeimagesbelow)
Isolationvalveinforwardpumproom:
Pipesectionin afterpumproom:
Afterthesurveyofthepipingsection,ameetingwasheldwiththecrewandtheproduct’sfunctionalityanddirectionsforuse wereexplained.
Customers’verdict:dramaticimprovementsinjust2months
Thecloseoutinspectionwasconductedafterthechemicalshadbeenusedfor2months. Thesameselectedpipingsections wereopenedforcomparison.
Forwardpumproom -Thepipingwassignificantlycleanerwithonly1/16”thicklayerofscaleattheflangeremainingwhilethe restofthepipingwascleanedtobaremetal
Before
using
Afterpumproom-Thepipethathadonly1/2"clearopeningleftduetoscalinghadapproximately1/4"thickdepositofscale left.Theothersectionofpipewascleanedtobaremetal.
Alsoinspectedwastheflapperassemblyforoneoftheejectors.Theflapperandseat didnothave anyscalebuildup atall.On inspectionoftheaftcollectionmanifold,theexaminernoticednoodourcomingfromitdespitebeingonlysixinchesaway fromtheopening.Asforthefoaming issue,itwasreportedthatallinstancesoffoamingstoppedcompletelyassoonasthe vesselbeganusingthecleaners.
Customerquote
“Asevidentfromthephotosabove,theUnitorchemicalsworkedas advertised.Thescalingwaseliminatedinallbutthemostextreme instanceandinthatcaseitwassignificantlyreduced,theperiodic 'burping'ofthe'blue-greenooze'stoppedimmediatelyandthe normalodoursweresignificantlyreducedwheretheproducts wereusedasdirected.Theexclusiveuseofthesetwoproductsto cleanthetoiletsandurinalswilleliminatetheclasswidefoaming problemandeliminatetheneedforanyfuturesystemwide hydroblastingorchemicalflushing
Effectivemanagementofavessel'ssewagesystemextendsbeyondmerelyoptimizingthetreatmentplant.Acritical,yet oftenoverlooked,vulnerabilitylieswithinthegreyandblackwaterpipesthemselves.Insidiousaccumulationofscaleand depositsintheselinescanleadtodisruptiveblockages,withthemostsevereinstancesnecessitatingcostlyandinvasive pipecuttingforremediation.UnitorchallengesthisreactivecyclewithourGamazymerange. The advancedprobioticcleaners offerafundamentallydifferent,proactivestrategy.Designedtobebothsafeandexceptionallypowerful,Gamazymeensures
yourpipingsystemsremainclearandoperational,effectivelyeliminatingconcernsaboutrecurringsewageproblemsand safeguardingyourvessel'scontinuousoperation.
ItgetseveneasierwiththewholeBiomaxPackage
Gamazyme BTCandTDSarepartof ournewBiomaxPackage,whichwehavecreatedtogiveyourvesselthecomplete probioticprotectionforthesewage system
Withtheseproducts,whichincludesourpopularGamazyme700FN,youcanpromotegoodcleaning practicesonyourfleet, with noharshchemicalsthataredetrimentalto thesewagetreatmentplant EachBiomaxpackage canalsolastfor6months–soyoucanhaveaneasiertimecontrollingbudgetand reducingthe frequencyofpurchasewhileachievinghighquality results.
Easytoorderandstoreproductsthat gotogether
Promotesgoodpractice,nousageof harshchemicalsthataredetrimental tothesewagetreatmentplant
Easierbudgetcontrol:packagecan lastforalongtime,therefore avoidingthecostandtimespenton frequentre-ordering
Reducedimpactontheenvironment andhumanhealthcomparedto chemicalproducts
Fourdifferentproductsinthepack,lastingapproximately6 monthsforavesselwith15 –20 crew
AtWilhelmsenShipsService,wearededicatedtodeliveringproductsandservicesthataretechnicallysuperiorwhilehelping toprotectthemarineecosystem.
Reachouttodayformoreinformationon the Unitor™GamazymerangeandBiomaxpackage.
