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～ Aichi Environmental Award Nagoya City Mayor's Award Winner ～ <Do you have these concerns?> - Complaints from neighboring residents due to unpleasant odors from wastewater treatment facilities... - Increased oil discharge that existing facilities cannot handle... - Want to reduce waste as part of environmental protection activities... - Planning to install new wastewater treatment facilities but looking for cost-effective technology... ⇒ The "Oil and Grease Containing Wastewater Treatment System" can solve these issues! With a microbial agent that overcomes the shortcomings of conventional biological treatment and wastewater treatment using microbial decomposition methods, it can be utilized not only for the activated sludge method but also as a pretreatment for membrane bioreactor (MBR) and anaerobic treatment! It is expected to serve not only as an alternative to existing "pressurized flotation separation devices" but also as a complementary technology. 【Features】 ■ Decomposition speed is overwhelmingly fast ■ Capable of decomposing high concentrations of oil and grease (maximum applicable oil and grease concentration 30,000g/L) ■ Strong cleaning power: secretes powerful oil and grease-decomposing enzyme lipase ■ Capable of decomposing all animal fats 【Benefits】 ■ Simplified processes ■ Cost reduction ■ Space-saving ■ Reduction in industrial waste volume ■ Elimination of sources of unpleasant odors and pests *For more details, please download the PDF, and if you wish to request a demo, please contact us.

• Wastewater treatment equipment, technology and maintenance

～Awarded the Aichi Environment Prize, Nagoya City Mayor's Award～ 'MiBiocon,' developed at Nagoya University, is a wastewater treatment system using oil-decomposing microorganisms. This wastewater treatment utilizes microbial agents and microbial decomposition methods, making it applicable not only for activated sludge methods but also as a pretreatment for membrane bioreactor (MBR) and anaerobic treatment! It is expected to serve not only as an alternative to existing "pressurized flotation separation devices" but also as a complementary technology. 【Features】 ■ Fast decomposition rate ■ Capable of decomposing high concentrations of oils and fats (maximum applicable oil concentration 30,000g/L) ■ Strong cleaning power: secretes powerful oil-decomposing enzyme lipase ■ Capable of decomposing various animal fats 【Benefits】 ■ Simplified processes ■ Cost reduction ■ Space-saving ■ Reduction in industrial waste volume ■ Elimination of sources of odors and pests 【Effects in wastewater treatment】 Decomposition by microorganisms is performed stably, and the concentration of oil represented by n-hex in the wastewater remains consistently low throughout the year, with significant reductions in BOD values confirmed over the year. *For more details, please download the PDF, and if you wish to request a demo, please contact us.

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Microorganisms were first recognized in the late 17th century when the microscope was invented by a Dutch textile merchant. For a long time, the flow of research on microorganisms has generally involved acquiring microorganisms that can be cultured under specific conditions (mainly on agar media) and analyzing their characteristics using various analytical devices. Various analytical techniques have been developed, including morphological analysis using optical and electron microscopes, DNA sequence analysis based on improved methods derived from the Sanger method developed in 1977, and protein crystallography, which involves purifying proteins, forming crystals, and irradiating them with X-rays to deduce the protein structure from the resulting diffraction patterns. Research has been steadily and diligently advanced. *For more details about the blog, please refer to the related links. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.*

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Microorganisms are "fortunately" not visible to the naked eye, so we do not fall into panic, but they exist in countless numbers on the surfaces of various objects and in spaces, whether on the human body, in the oral cavity, indoors, or outdoors. Humans have learned over many years to utilize microorganisms for food preservation and to enrich our diets, but on the other hand, microorganisms can also be harmful to our health. We are beginning to consider not only the harmful aspects but also the existence of microorganisms as a group and their relationship with humans. How to coexist with microorganisms is an important issue for humanity. *For more details about the blog, you can view it through the related links. Please feel free to contact us for more information.*

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Microorganisms are everywhere. Of course, they are also inside our bodies. The human body is composed of 60 trillion cells. It is said that there are 100 trillion microorganisms in the human body, which means there are more microorganisms in our bodies than human cells. The bacteria in our intestines are diverse, including bifidobacteria, Bacteroides, and Escherichia coli. Some bacteria are beneficial to human health, while pathogenic E. coli O157 (pathogenic E. coli) can be found in feces and can cause severe infections if ingested. The Human Microbiome Project, promoted by the NIH in the United States, investigated where and what types of microbial communities exist in the human body, revealing that the microbial communities vary significantly depending on the location in the body. *For more detailed information, please refer to the related links. Feel free to contact us for more details.*

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Microorganisms also exist within Godzilla's body. While Godzilla is a fictional character in movies, it has become clear that diverse microorganisms exist even in the harshest extreme environments on Earth where life is present. These microorganisms are collectively referred to as extremophiles. In addition to extremophiles, various microorganisms with different characteristics exist on Earth. Originally, Earth began about 4.5 billion years ago as a lifeless celestial body made of molten rock. One billion years later, the primordial ocean nurtured free-living cells, or microorganisms. We live on a planet of microorganisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. Microorganisms are found everywhere. It is estimated that there are at least 20 million (in reality, about a billion) species of marine microorganisms in the current oceans. *For more details, you can view the related links. Please feel free to contact us for more information.

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Our company received the Nagoya City Mayor's Award at the 2023 Aichi Environmental Award, which began accepting applications and selections in July. We are grateful to be recognized by the prefecture as a company that possesses environmental technologies contributing to the realization of a circular society. We will continue to develop our microbial technology and strive towards the realization of a circular society. 【What is the Aichi Environmental Award?】 ■ Established by Aichi Prefecture in conjunction with the 2005 Aichi Expo <Purpose> ■ To promote the formation of a circular society by awarding excellent technologies and activities related to resource conservation, energy saving, and recycling. ■ To widely communicate the high level of Aichi's environmental technologies and activities across the nation. *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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Our CEO took the stage at GLOW Pitch, one of the largest pitch events in the Tokai region, hosted by GLOW TECH NAGOYA on November 18, and won the grand prize. We would like to thank everyone who supported us, and we will use our achievements at GLOW Pitch as a foundation to accelerate further growth. *For more details, please check the related links or feel free to contact us.

• Wastewater treatment equipment, technology and maintenance

Friend Microbe was established to seamlessly implement the research results of a professor from Nagoya University Graduate School of Engineering, who is engaged in research and technology development aimed at reducing environmental burdens through microorganisms, into business. Microorganisms are highly diverse as they can adapt to various environments on Earth, from the human body to the deep sea. Therefore, they hold the potential to decompose and synthesize a variety of compounds, including artificial substances. Our company, with the name "Making Microbes Our Friends," aims to commercialize technologies using microorganisms and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society as advocated by the SDGs through social implementation. 【Business Activities】 ■ Oil Decomposition Business ■ Contract Research Business ■ Sanitary Management Products Business *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Wastewater containing high concentrations of oils and fats from plants and animals can cause serious water pollution if discharged directly into rivers and other bodies of water, and is therefore strictly regulated by law. As a result, wastewater with high oil content is typically pre-treated to prevent it from flowing into the activated sludge tank, or in small facilities, it is treated on-site before being discharged into the sewage system, thereby removing the oil and reducing its concentration. Biological treatment methods, which are relatively inexpensive, aim to decompose and consume oils and fats using microorganisms, and are also referred to as microbial decomposition methods. However, this approach has technical drawbacks, such as decomposition speed, adaptability to concentration, vulnerability to concentration fluctuations and temperature changes, pH adaptability, and operability, making practical application difficult. Our website features information such as "Characteristics of Our Equipment" and "Flow Diagram of Wastewater Treatment Systems Using Our Equipment," so please take a look. *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.

• Wastewater treatment equipment, technology and maintenance

Our company offers wastewater treatment services using microbial agents and microbial decomposition methods that overcome the shortcomings of traditional biological treatment. These methods can be utilized not only in the activated sludge process but also as a type of activated sludge process using membranes, known as MBR, and as a pretreatment for anaerobic treatment. They are expected to serve not only as an alternative to existing pressurized flotation separation devices but also as a complementary technology. Please feel free to contact us if you have any inquiries. 【Features】 ■ Simplified processes ■ Cost reduction ■ Reduction of industrial waste ■ Space-saving ■ Elimination of odor sources *For more details, please download the PDF or contact us.

• Wastewater treatment equipment, technology and maintenance