WHY NOT USE HIGH pH SOAPS OR EFFICIENT CAUSTIC CLEANERS?
High pH is the basis for many bacteriocidal, virucidal and fungicidal cleaners and disinfectants commonly used in hospitals and food establishments. Prior to the use of organic emulsifiers, adding living microbes to the high pH high shear concentrated cleaners (or dispersants) would mean virtual instant death for the microbes. OXYGEN IN BIOREMEDIATION Oxygen is essential for most organisms yet can be poisonous to others. In aerobic bioremediation oxygen must be present for degradation to occur. The hydrocarbon is broken down yielding water (H20) and carbon dioxide (C02) as end products. Note that oxygen atoms are added to the hydrogen and carbon components of the hydrocarbons to make the end products. Adding atomically-bonded oxygen catalysts will speed the bioremediation processes when aerobic organisms are present. INORGANIC NUTRIENTS A typical bacterial cell is 50% carbon, 14% nitrogen; 3% phosphorus; 2% potassium; 1% sulfur; 0.2% iron, and 0.5% each of calcium, magnesium, and chlor
