EATOILS™ BT200™ is a sustainable green bioenzymatic microbial cleaner. It contains natural surfactants, microbes (bacteria) and enzymes. It is safe for simply applying and brushing into the concrete or asphalt and then powerwashing off. It is ECOLOGO™ CERTIFIED GREEN – safe to use and safe for the environment.
HOW THEY WORK: Surfactants break the bond between the surface and the contaminant (like soap), microbes are the living contaminant eaters (they actually consume the oils and greases), and the enzymes are specialized chemicals produced by the microbes to break down the oils and greases so the microbes can ‘eat’ them. When everything is working properly hydrocarbon molecules (oils, greases, solvents, etc.) which are made up of long chains of Hydrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen atoms, are broken down into smaller and smaller chains until the contaminants are completely removed. Every time the enzymes break the chain, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, water, Oxygen and Hydrogen are released. The microbes ‘eat’ the Carbon and exhale Carbon Dioxide – just like we humans do. As long as there is food (Hydrocarbons) the microbes keep eating – when the food runs out, the contaminant is gone and they die.
You can leave BT200™ & water in place to do the best long term cleaning, however, you must adhere to ‘Federal, state and local storm water regulations concerning storm drains’ – ‘nothing but water can go down a storm drain’ – but you can collect the used cleaner together with any oily residue and simply pour it down a sanitary drain without further treatment – and BT200™ will continue to clean and break down any oils it encounters all the way to the local water treatment plant.
We are always interested by the reaction of many clients to the storm water regulations – virtually all cleaning products and hydrocarbons will have an impact on the fish & wildlife in a storm event – the chemical oxygen demand of these products when suddenly introduced to the wildlife will starve the water of oxygen so the fish and plants will suffocate. Having said that, many municipalities across North America use our BT200™ to actually clean their storm drains for maintenance as EATOILS™ BT200™ is the only safe way to do that cleaning. Contractors who use our EATOILS™ BT200™ should look into this area as a new opportunity to use our product in their local municipalities.
I hope this helps to clear up any misunderstandings about the product. ..................................................