The Monitoring System for Biological Wastewater Treatment
VIT® SafeGuard is a groundbreaking monitoring system that combines the power of microbiology with the expertise of process engineering. It enables regular balancing of the microbial biocenosis depending on the relevant process engineering parameters to ensure the stability of the biological plant and optimize the cleaning performance.
Application Examples
Combating Bulking and Floating Sludge
The formation of bulking and floating sludge is usually caused by filamentous bacteria. Many wastewater treatment plants use precipitants as a countermeasure or preventative measure. However, if the specific type of bacteria is known, various measures can be used more efficiently, sustainably and in a resource-saving manner.
The combination of microbiological and process engineering monitoring reduces chemical costs and increases operational safety.
Optimum Dismantling Performance
Nitrification and denitrification are sensitive processes whose effectiveness can easily be impaired. By measuring the quantity and activity of ammonium and nitrite oxidizers, performance can be monitored, limit value violations can be avoided and measures can be designed more efficiently.
In wastewater treatment plants with biological phosphate elimination, the degradation processes are additionally optimized by monitoring polyphosphate-accumulating bacteria (PAO) and glycogen-accumulating bacteria (GAO).
VIT® SafeGuard Webinar
Discover the diverse application possibilities of VIT® SafeGuard in our webinar. Using practical examples, you will learn first-hand how the monitoring system is successfully implemented in wastewater treatment plants to sustainably optimise cleaning performance and increase operational safety. Further information and dates can be found under the link below.
The Advantages of VIT® SafeGuard
effective direct monitoring of the microorganisms | |
continuous monitoring of the relevant process engineering parameters | |
early detection of deviations and faults | |
targeted recommendations for action for optimum operating results | |
increased operational reliability and stability of the wastewater treatment plant | |
cost reduction thanks to timely and efficient use of countermeasures | |
sustainable optimization of treatment performance |
Microbiology Meets Process Engineering
VIT® SafeGuard is a powerful tool that combines microbiological and process engineering expertise. By linking microbiological measurement data with process engineering parameters, it enables an early warning system that continuously provides insights into the stability of the wastewater treatment plant. Deviations or undesirable developments in the biology are detected before discharge limits are exceeded. This significantly increases operational safety and sustainably optimizes treatment performance.
vermicon AG
With almost 30 years of experience in the crucial aspects of biological wastewater treatment, vermicon AG has unique microbiological expertise in this field. Thanks to the patented VIT® gene probe technology, we enable the direct visualization, identification and quantification of microorganisms in wastewater samples.
Our Partners
We work closely with certified process engineering partners across Europe to bring together microbiological expertise and technical know-how for smarter wastewater treatment.
Are you a process engineer ready to make a difference? Join our network and become a certified vermicon partner.
VIT® SafeGuard
VIT® SafeGuard is the monitoring system for biological wastewater treatment. The microbiologists at vermicon AG work closely with certified engineers to compare microbiological, chemical and process engineering values and determine the resulting recommendations for action.
Implementation
VIT® SafeGuard has a modular structure and enables flexible adaptation to the individual requirements of industrial wastewater treatment plants. The cycle of analysis, evaluation and measures takes place at regular intervals. Thanks to standardized data acquisition and evaluation, deviations can be detected at an early stage and suitable measures can be initiated in good time in order to sustainably optimize the cleaning performance. Economic efficiency and high ecological standards are our constant companions.
The microbiological and process engineering parameters collected are displayed graphically so that changes within the biocenosis can be recognized immediately. Suitable countermeasures can be introduced efficiently and in good time to ensure the stability of the wastewater treatment plant and optimize the treatment performance.
Why Combine Microbiology and Process Engineering?
The biocoenosis is decisive for the degradation and conversion of substances and therefore for the purification performance of the system. The diversity of the biocoenosis acts as a buffer that absorbs environmental influences. An intact biocoenosis that is as diverse as possible guarantees flawless biological wastewater treatment. However, if individual bacterial populations are permanently damaged by internal or external influences, the biocenosis becomes unbalanced. This results in malfunctions, increased discharge values and reduced purification performance of the wastewater treatment plant. The stability of the biocoenosis therefore determines the stability of the entire plant.
Every wastewater treatment plant already monitors a number of routine parameters. However, operational analytics mainly focus on chemical and biochemical values, while the underlying microbiological processes are often neglected. In addition, these values are often only considered in isolation instead of analysing their correlations and using them as a holistic early warning system. As a result, the actual biological problem that causes changes in the chemical parameters can only be recognised and solved to a limited extent.
With vermicon AG's microbiological wastewater monitoring, combined with extended process engineering monitoring, biological wastewater treatment can be monitored on an application-specific basis and implemented in normal day-to-day operations. VIT® SafeGuard enables targeted monitoring and timely reaction to changes within the biocenosis in order to avoid malfunctions and performance losses.
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