Case Studies
Case Study 1
A recent US EPA funded study performed by
TechSolve found that
NanoCleanse®-SRB
controlled odor in a metal working sump for a study period of over 6
months. The study was conducted at a metalworking shop in a sump
where odor and SRB’s were detected. Typically SRB’s are very robust
and biocide resistant.
NanoCleanse®-SRB
can be used in a large variety of industrial processes safely and
effectively.
Case Study 2
Cleaner Bath
life is critical to manufacturers.
NanoCleanse®-SRB
was tested in a 12,000 gallon central cleaning system at one
of the major automotive manufacturers.
In this particular plant, the cleaning process uses
ultrafiltration to extend cleaner bath life.
The biomass was out of control, clogging the filters and the
bath required dumping. Instead of dumping the bath,
NanoCleanse®-SRB
was added to the system and cleaning tank was brought under control.
The system began operating as if new fresh fluid was being used
since the addition of the
NanoCleanse®-SRB
and no H2S gas has been detected.
Cost savings through
preventative dumping of this one tank was over $5,000.00. After
several months the manufacturer reports that the ultrafilter (UF)
needs to be cleaned only once per month verses every 2-3 days and
that the UF membrane is significantly easier to clean. Bag filters
which were replaced 9 times/day are now replaced 3-4 times/day
resulting in a cost savings of over $650/day or $235,000/year.
In addition, the new cleaning fluid along with the
NanoCleanse®-SRB
chemistry saved the auto
manufacturer
in terms of warranty repair. Their warranty costs for the 1,700
transmission produced each day has dropped from $2.81 to $0.21 per
transmission. (1700 transmissions/day x $2.60 savings/transmission x
365 days/year = $1.6 million dollars/year savings). Not all
this savings is due to NanoCleanse-SRB but much is to the better
quality in the cleaning process. There is also additional savings of
40 labor hours per month in no longer needing to clean the
Ultrafilter $1000/wk or $52,000/year.
Case Study
3
Pictured here is a test on the influent from a 3.2 million gallon
thickener at a coal fired power plant. The thickener was septic, the
inlet flow samples on the right were treated with NanoCleanse®-SRB
and the results show that lowest levels of NanoCleanse®-SRB
prevented SRB growth in the influent. The control samples (without
NanoCleanse®-SRB) both turned black due to SRB.
