FOG or fats, oils, and grease have become a global issue. As a result, both the industrial treatment facilities and wastewater treatment plants suffer.

Fats, oils, and grease build-up and solidification on sewer system walls cause pipe blockages and system clogs. It immediately affects wastewater flow, leading to overflow problems. Wastewater containing harmful compounds has the potential to pollute the environment, and contaminate local water sources, endangering the health of the general public.

As a result, effective FOG treatment technologies are urgently needed to keep effluent treatment plants, operating at peak efficiency.

Principal sources of FOG

FOG, also known as fats, oils, and grease, enter the water body through various routes. However, homes, businesses, and industries are some of the biggest contributors of FOG. It is typically produced as a by-product of cooking in homes.

Additionally, it's frequently claimed that fats and cooking oil dumped in the kitchen sink, cause sewer obstructions. When it comes to commercial buildings, places that provide food services, such as hotels, restaurants, and cafes, are more affected by FOG concentration. In terms of industries, the manufacturing and food processing processes, may produce large amounts of fats, oils, and grease.

Physical Characteristics of fats, oil and grease

The pure form of FOG is often colourless and odourless, but it can also exist as a liquid or solid with an extremely greasy texture.It cannot dissolve in water. However, organic solvents can dissolve fats, oils, and grease.

Since, it has a lower density than water it floats on the water's surface. It is one of the hardest substances to treat and remove from wastewater, due to its obstinate physical features.

Why can FOG cause issues in effluent treatment plants?

First, it's critical to understand that the fast expanding urban population, increased number of food establishments, and failing sewer networks all contribute to the systemic build-up of FOG.

Secondly, clogging and overflow issues are caused by FOG deposits on the drain surface and pipes. It can also result in other problems like offensive odour, pest infestation, and soil, water, and air pollution.

Additionally, it may damage the drain lines, necessitating costly repairs.

As for wastewater treatment plants, fats, oils, and grease provide a variety of issues because of the slow breakdown process, and high BOD need. Treatment facilities in the food processing sector become overloaded, which raises the cost of operation and treatment.

FOG may make up around 25–35% of the total chemical oxygen demand, in untreated sewage that enters municipal treatment facilities.

Problems caused by Fats, oil and grease

It may result in:

·         Clogging of the system which lowers and limits capacity.

·         Lengthening of the time needed for pipe maintenance and cleaning.

·         FOG depletes the surface of oxygen if the receiving waters aren't effectively cleaned of it.

·         The wastewater treatment plant needs more energy and capacity, to manage too much FOG.

·         It may have an impact on the functionality of microorganisms that consume sludge, lowering the effluent quality.

·         High effluent TSS and Nocardia Filament Foaming Issues.

Alternative treatments of FOG in wastewater/effluent treatment plants

Bioremediation has become a viable and efficient biological option for FOG removal, in wastewater treatment facilities. The triglyceride molecules of fat can be efficiently broken down, by specific microbial strains that produce lipase. Along with lipase, microorganisms also make bio-surfactants, which aid in the efficient growth of the bacteria and aid in the bio-degradation of fats, oils, and grease.

The chosen microbe strains act to reduce the amount of scum and break down FOG quickly. Additionally, FOG is kept from going rancid, which eliminates odours produced by accumulation.

Conclusion

Netsol Water Solutions is a pioneer in providing cutting-edge bioremediation solution, which can efficiently handle effluent treatment plant that contains fats, oils, and grease. The specifically created consortium of enzyme-producing microorganisms, aggressively breaks down fats, oils, and grease, while preventing the production of scum.

Another thing that is avoided is the odour that treatment systems emit when oils get rancid. Around the world, wastewater treatment facilities have severe concerns about fats, oils, and grease. Overcoming this difficulty and maintaining the effectiveness and performance of treatment facilities, can be accomplished with the use of our advanced treatment products.

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