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MICROBE-LIFT® wastewater treatment
Petroleum & Soil Remediation Case Studies
This section showcases a collection of case studies and testimonials demonstrating the effectiveness of MICROBE-LIFT® technology in petroleum refineries and soil remediation projects worldwide. It highlights successful applications in hydrocarbon-contaminated soils, petroleum lagoons, and other challenging environments, providing real-world evidence of its bioremediation capabilities.
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CETP Bangladesh Restores Biological Treatment
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Project Type: Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Year: 2019–2020
The CETP in Dhaka treats 24,000 m³/day of textile industrial wastewater but had a failing biological system with no active sludge or biofloc formation. A pilot-scale test using MICROBE-LIFT® demonstrated 50% COD reduction within a 10-hour HRT. Subsequent system modifications, including new aeration and clarifier configurations with activated sludge return enabled successful restoration of the biological treatment, improving effluent quality and operational efficiency without major costly upgrades.
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MICROBE-LIFT® Improves POME Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Performance
Location: Labuhan Batu, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Project Type: Wastewater Treatment
Year: 2010
PHG Nubika Jaya operates an integrated manufacturing complex comprising a palm oil mill, refinery, and oleo-chemical facility, all discharging into a shared effluent pond system. This created a unique challenge, as POME effluent was required to meet the stricter refinery and oleochemical discharge standards. MICROBE-LIFT® technology was applied to enhance biological activity in the treatment lagoons, resulting in clearer effluent, increased microbial performance, and consistent reductions in wastewater parameters by 26%–43%, achieving and surpassing regulatory targets without major system upgrades.
MICROBE-LIFT® Optimizes Municipal Wastewater Treatment
Location: Deutsch-Wagram, Austria
Project Type: Municipal Wastewater Treatment
Year: 1998
The Deutsch-Wagram Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant, serving a population equivalent of 8,200, consistently achieved over 95% BOD and TSS removal but faced ongoing challenges with odors, oil and grease buildup, and high sludge handling costs due to its proximity to residential areas. In 1998, a one-year MICROBE-LIFT® bioaugmentation program was implemented to reduce sludge generation while improving odor control and oil and grease breakdown, resulting in enhanced biological performance, reduced excess sludge, and approximately US $130,000 in operational cost savings, demonstrating MICROBE-LIFT®’s ability to deliver sustainable economic and environmental benefits in municipal wastewater treatment.
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MICROBE-LIFT®Technology Improves Effluent Quality for Brewery
Location: Hatay Brewery, Vietnam
Project Type: Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Year: 2004
Hatay Brewery, one of Southeast Asia’s most advanced breweries with a production capacity of 56 million liters, sought to improve wastewater effluent quality in line with its high environmental standards. Initial evaluation of the brewery’s 150 m³ monitoring pond revealed dark, sludge-laden water, floating solids, and strong odors. MICROBE-LIFT® Technology was applied through daily dosing to enhance biological treatment and accelerate organic breakdown. Within just eight days, the wastewater showed significantly improved clarity, reduced odors, and substantial reductions in COD and TSS, demonstrating MICROBE-LIFT®’s effectiveness in rapidly improving effluent quality in industrial wastewater treatment systems.
MICROBE-LIFT® Technology Optimizes Cheese Factory Treatment
Location: Ohio, USA
Project Type: Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Year: 2005
A small cheese factory with an activated sludge system was facing high sulfide and mercaptan odors, excessive solids that clogged sand filters, and poor clarifier settling—indicating inadequate treatment efficiency. Daily flows of 10,000 gallons discharged to a 140,000-gallon aerobic digester required significant polymer addition to achieve settling, and the factory struggled to meet discharge limits. MICROBE-LIFT®/IND was applied as a shock dose across all tanks, reducing sulfide and mercaptan odors by 95–100% within 24 hours. Subsequent dosing in the aeration tanks improved water clarity and clarifier settling, completely eliminating polymer use and lowering maintenance on sand filters. The factory continues to maintain treatment efficiency with a low maintenance dose, achieving reduced odors, low TSS, efficient settling, and substantial cost savings, demonstrating a strong return on investment.
MICROBE-LIFT® Brings Poultry Slaughterhouse into Compliance
Location: Karak, Jordan
Project Type: Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Year: 2001
A national poultry slaughterhouse in Karak, Jordan, operating a 200,000–270,000 GPD wastewater treatment plant, was struggling to meet effluent discharge limits and faced persistent odor issues and excessive sludge accumulation. The treatment system included collection, aeration, clarifier, and sludge storage tanks, with a 65 cm floating sludge layer causing operational and environmental concerns. A 120-day MICROBE-LIFT® bioaugmentation program was implemented in May 2001 to reduce effluent parameters to permit limits, eliminate malodors, and break down accumulated sludge. The program successfully improved treatment performance, eliminated odors from both the sludge tank and effluent, removed the floating sludge layer, and brought the facility into regulatory compliance, demonstrating MICROBE-LIFT®’s effectiveness in industrial wastewater treatment applications.
MICROBE-LIFT® Reduces Sludge and Operating Costs at SBR Plant
Location: Southern Pennsylvania, USA
Project Type: Municipal Wastewater Treatment
A 0.5 MGD SBR wastewater treatment plant in southern Pennsylvania implemented MICROBE-LIFT®/IND and MICROBE-LIFT®/OC to reduce operating costs and control severe foaming while maintaining effluent quality. Prior to treatment, excessive foaming forced aerobic digester blowers to shut down, leading to anaerobic conditions, filamentous growth, poor sludge settling, and winter decant issues. Following bioaugmentation, foaming was greatly reduced, biological stability improved, and sludge settleability and dewaterability increased. The plant achieved lower MLSS levels without affecting performance, improved filter press efficiency with reduced chemical usage, enhanced UV disinfection, and increased throughput capacity—resulting in net savings of over US $2,000 per month.