Enzymes

Enzymes & flow improvers

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ALGEACELL + Visko

Proven ALGEACELL with a focus on improving viscosity in the digester

  • Prevents formation of a floating layer
  • Intensifies enzyme activity
  • Improves mixability
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ALGEACELL

The proven algae-based product to optimise digesters run at high organic loading rates

  • Reduces formation of floating layers
  • Binds inhibitors
  • Stimulates microbial enzyme production
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ALGEA.ZYM AL 1+2

In cases of floating layers by drought-damaged maize silage

  • Prevents floating layer formation
  • Improves swelling capacity
  • Accelerates degradation
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BC.ZYM Ncon

Improves digestibility, especially at elevated nitrogen concentrations

  • Improves hydrolysis
  • Minimises residual methane potential
  • Reduces substrate use
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BC.ZYM Visko

Restores mixability with a high mucilage content

  • Accelerates pectin degradation
  • Combats bread-dough effect
  • Improves degassing
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BC.ZYM Faser

Improves the digestibility of substrates rich in raw fibre such as grass and perennial rye silage

  • Faster breakdown of cellulose fibres
  • Noticeably accelerates digestion
  • Visibly boosts manure digestion
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BC.SLcon

Prevents phase separation in the digester

  • Prevents phase separation
  • Prevents floating layer forming
  • Homogenises digester content
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BC.ZYM Mais dry

Increases digestibility of drought-damaged maize silage

  • Improves swelling capacity
  • Optimises raw fibre digestion
  • Specifically accelerates NDF degradation (non-digestible fibre/ structural substances)
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ALGEAZYM Homogen

The efficient alginate-based combination product with specially formulated enzymes

  • Dissolves floating and sinking layers
  • Homogenizes the contents of the fermenter
  • Promotes substrate decomposition through secondary plant substances

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Enzymes & flow improvers

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Even high-fibre substrates such as grass, whole-crop silages, manure, sorghum or sunflowers are readily available by bacteria in the biogas plant. Problems only arise with increasing hydraulic load and decreasing retention time; the reason being that cellulose and hemicellulose, unlike many other high-molecular sugar chains, are degraded only slowly. However, particularly at short retention times, rapid degradation is of the essence, otherwise undigested substrate - i.e. your return on investment - vanishes from heated digester volume into digestate storage.
Insufficient degradation can cause floating and sinking layers in the digester, increase viscosity, increase wear on the pumps and agitators, and make mixing more difficult. Poor mixing leads to gradient formation such as differences in temperature, substrate concentration or organic fermentation acids which can no longer be compensated. Homeostasis in the digester is disrupted and bacterial metabolism slows down.
This is where Schaumann BioEnergy's flow improvers and enzymes come in. A lack of digester volume in relation to the installed electrical power and the associated feeding volume can be compensated by enzymes. Enzymes accelerate feedstock degradation creating a virtual retention time extension. The bacterial enzymes working in the fermenter are specifically supported by a wide range of fungal biocatalysts.
The use of enzymatic products is recommended in plants with high dry matter contents and associated viscosity problems. Prior to the use of enzymes, an accurate recording of a wide range of plant and substrate parameters is required, which is carried out by the Schaumann biogas specialist consultant. The analysis results tell us which enzyme components to incorporate into a bespoke formulation or which standard product would fit the bill.