WHAT IS BACTERIAL DIGESTION?
Bacterial digestion is the process of bacteria-consuming organic matter. The bacteria feed on the organic waste, deriving nutrition for growth and reproduction. Using complex chemical reactions, the organic waste is metabolized down to water and carbon dioxide (the final metabolic waste products). Providing the bacteria with energy to sustain their life. The end result of this process: organic waste is consigned, used up, and no longer presen to product odors, pollution, or unsightly mess. This process is familiar to us all as the decay of dead animal or vegetable matter. It is a natural process that occurs constantly in the environment. We are merely assisting Mother Nature by adding massive amounts of specific enzymes and bacteria to hasten the process.
BACTERIAL CULTURES
Thousands of different types of bacteria exists everywhere in our world, and most of them carry on bacterial digestion in some way. However, some of them are found only in a particular place (environement), require specialize types of food, and/or have very unique biological roles (niches). Certain species we find useful and desirable, while others cause odors, disease, and other problems. A bacteria is a single cell life form. Each individual cell is a separate, unique organism. Bacteria often grows into colonies that appear as jelly-like masses, but each cell remains an independent, individual life. Bacteria reproduces by a process called cell division. A mature bacteria reproduces by dividing into two "daughter cells," each identical to each other and the parent bacteria. Under ideal conditions, bacteria can reproduce rapidly, producing a new generation every 20-30 minutes. Following the reproduction process, the number of individual bacterial doubles with each generation. The population explodes as the number of organisms increases. Obviously, this population cannot increase forever. At some point, the food source will be depleted, or some change in the environment will cause the population to level off or decrease. These changes could be the pH, temperature, or oxygen content of the environment. The introduction of poisons to the environment may have negative effects on the population, as well as competition from other types of bacteria. For waste digestion, there are several beneficial characteristics that our chosen bacteria contain. The must:
1. Consume (digest) organic waste.
2. Digest waste quickly and completely, without causing odors or noxious gas.
3. NOT cause disease in man or animals (non-pathogenic)
4. Grow and reproduce readily in the environmental conditions of organic waste.
These bacteria are further separated into aerobic types, which require oxygen to live, and anaerobic, which can live without oxygen, along with Facultative types, that thrive under either aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Certain bacteria belonging to the Bacillus species contain these desirable characteristics. They consume organic waste thousand of times faster than types of bacteria that are naturally present in the waste. They grow and reproduce easily, are non-pathogenic, and do not produce fould odors or gas. These "good" bacteria are grown (cultured) on a liquid or dry (nutrient medium) food. These cultured bacteria are then freeze dried to put them in a state of suspension. They remain alive, ready to swim, eat, and reproduce as soon as they are reactivated (rehydrated) and put into the proper environment. The proper environment to induce rapid growth and reproduction of these good bacteria are:
1. A water medium containing food (organic waste) for them to eat.
2. Dissolved oxygen in sufficient quantities for the aerobic types that require it.
3. The proper pH (not too acidic nor too alkaline, between 6 and 9 on the pH scale).
4. Moderate temperatures, between 50 and 100 degrees F.
ENZYMES
What is an enzyme, and how does it aid digestion? An enzyme is a chemical catalyst that breaks up long, complex waste molecules into smaller, simpler pieces. The smaller, broken up pieces can be digested directly by bacteria. Enzymes are not living things, and they cannot grow or reproduce themselves. They are chemicals that are manufactured and used by bacteria in order to digest waste. When added to the chemical organic waste, enzymes immediately go to work breaking down the waste. The large complex molecules are chemically broken into smaller, simpler pieces. The bacteria are abel to consume these fragments immediately, so they now have a plentiful supply of prepared food waiting for them. The growing bacteria will then start to produce and use their own enzymes, thus keeping the cycle going. The following types of enzymes are incorporated in our digestant products:
1. LIPASE - Breaks down fats and greases
2. PROTEASE - Breaks down protiens
3. CELLULASE - Breaks down cellulose
4. AMYLASE - Breaks down carbohydrates and startches
Enzymes are specific, so that one type of enzyme can work only one type of molecule. Thus, protease enzymes will break down complex protiens into simpler pieces, but will have no effect on fats or greases. Likewise, lipase will attack animal fats and grease, but will work on paper or wood fibers (cellulose).
ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS
Special nutrients are added to supply the vitamins and minerals required for the greatest possible growth and activity of the bacteria. These vitamins and minerals may not be present in the waste, and a lack of any one of them may seriously inhibit the growth or reproduction. They are added to the digestant product to assure the fastest, most efficient waste digestion.
TYPICAL BACTERIA COUNT: ENZYMES AND NUTRIENTS
Bacteria count: Aerobic bacteria - 10 billion colonies/ gram minimum. Anaerobic bacteria - 10 billion colonies/ gram minimum. All Bacteria colonies are comprised entirely of desirable gram-positive Bacillus species. Each individual batch is certified Salmonella free.
Enzyme count: Amylase, cellulose, lipase, and protease, plus others.
Microbial Nutrients: Vitamins - Thisamine, ribflavin, niacin, pyridozine, choline, betaine, and folic acid. Minerals: Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, and cobalt. Amino Acids: Arginine, Iysine tryptophan, cyctine, histidine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, leucine, valine, and glycine.
What we are going is giving Mother Nature a big assist by adding massive doses of enzymes and bacteria. If left alone, Nature would cure the problem in 50 to 100 years. We do not have that kind of time to wait. We can cure the problem in 60 days, so why not do so?