Transcript Parts Washing Using ChemFree Bioremediation Technology

Parts Washing Using
Bioremediation Technology
Don Makaruk
ChemFree/Magido
Aaron Caplan
GSA Service Co
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What is Bioremediation?
Degradation of organic matter using
microorganisms (bacteria)
We like to call it “Nature's way of cleaning up”
How Bioremediation Works
Petroleum Contaminants
Enter Solution
Emulsified & Eaten
by Microbes
Converted into H2O and CO2
How Bioremediation Works
2 Elements to Bioremediating Parts Washers
 Non-pathogenic "Ozzy" microbes
– Eat away at toughest contaminants
– Leave no hazardous by-products
 “OzzyJuice” aqueous-based cleaning/
degreasing solution
 Proven to clean as well as and as quickly
as solvents
 Without dangers of solvent or expense/
hassle of hauling
A Clean Process
Are Oil-Eating Microbes Safe?
 Only tiny fraction of all
bacteria on earth harmful
 Average human adult –
harbors 3 lbs of bacteria!
 No genetic engineering – Ozzy
Microbes naturally occurring
 Chemfree only use American
Type Culture Collection
(ATCC) Class I organisms
Are Parts Washer Microbes Safe?
SmartWasher at
Ft Gordon
 Should use American Type Culture
Collection (ATCC) Class I organisms
– Have “no recognized hazard under
normal conditions”
– Pose minimal risk to animals/humans
 National Safety Foundation (NSF)
– Certifies microbial strains used in
ChemFree Bioremediating
SmartWashers as nonpathogenic &
safe for use in food handling facilities
Temperature & Microbes
 Hydrocarbon degrading microbe species reproduce
most actively at 105OF – 115OF (they like it warm)
 Too much temp (over 125OF) can kill
 Cold does not kill – chilling/freezing slows metabolism
Lakehurst Pollution Prevention Equipment
Program – Evaluation Results
 Compared Safety Clean (solventbased) with ChemFree
SmartWasher (bioremediating)
 Results – SmartWasher
– Reduces waste-stream nearly 100%
saving $1,800 in disposal costs
– Solution can be used indefinitely
with only occasional replenishment
– Safe to use, does not require
personal protective equipment
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Benefits of Bioremediating Parts Washers
Safe, non-hazardous,
non-toxic
Lowers
costs
Eliminates hazardous
waste generation
No flash point,
non-flammable
No liabilities from
employee exposure
to solvent
Extremely
Low VOCs
No EPA or OSHA
paperwork
Cleans as good or
better than solvents
No hauling
contracts
No time-consuming
regulatory reporting
ChemFree Bioremediating SmartWashers
 Designed specifically for
bioremediation
 Blow-molded high density
polyethylene
 Max Load: 550 lbs
 Self-cleaning: recycles all
system fluid
 Holds 20-25 gallons
 Portable, field deployable
 Available via NSN or GSA
Contract
Anatomy of a SmartWasher
Magido Stainless Steel Cabinet Washers
 Designed for durability
– All stainless construction
– Most resistant to rust &
corrosion in industry
 More flexible
– Handles any water
based fluid
– Bioremediation option
– Many other options
 On GSA Contract
Conclusions about Bioremediation

 A safe process using
naturally occurring microbes
to degrade hazardous
substances
 Successfully utilized at
Army, Coast Guard, Air
Force, Navy, USMC, etc
SmartWasher at
NADEP North Island
Advantages over conventional
solvent washers
– Safer, non-hazardous, nonflammable
– Proven cleaning performance
– No VOC’s
– Eliminates hazardous waste
disposal/removal
– Reduces maintenance costs
– No service contracts
– Eliminates liability issues
– Keeps you out of hot water with
ChemFree SmartWasher
HazMat/Environmental/Safety
at NAEC Lakehurst
Adios Amoebas!
Questions? Please contact:
Don Makaruk
ChemFree/Magido
8 Meca Way
Norcross, GA 30093
Cell: (678) 644-6331
Fax: (770) 564-5533
[email protected]
www.chemfree.com
Aaron Caplan
GSA Service Co
1310 E. Maple Ave
Sterling, VA 20164
Cell: (703) 731-8048
Fax: (703) 742-6818
[email protected]
www.gsaservice.com