Dual-BioPhase - Bio Oxidation System

Pollutant compounds that dissolve in water are treated in the water phase while compounds that remain in the air are treated in the gas phase. The Dual-BioPhase™ Technology utilizes synthetic media on which contaminant degrading bacteria are immobilized as biofilm on the surface of the media. As air flows through the bed of media, the contaminant comes in contact with the active biofilm that degrades the pollutant compounds. At the same time, a continuous stream of water flows down through the media to keep the biofilms moist and biologically active.

The system achieves maximum treatment efficiency by adding a nutrient biocatalyst to the water that circulates through the Gas Phase Biological Oxidation Section so that the airborne contaminants are absorbed into the water where they are biodegraded by the aqueous culture.

Thus, with the PCC Dual-BioPhase™ System, contaminant compounds in the air are biodegraded by the active cultures in the liquid phase as well as by the active biofilms on the surface of the synthetic gas phase media.