Biodispersion is a patented process (US Pat: 6,267,888)  biological process that promotes dispersion of oil and forms an important phase of remediation and thus significantly reduce the time to remediate oil and thus effectively reducing the overall costs for in situ bioremediation. Oil is insoluble in water and hence consumption of oil by bacteria does not take place in a normal way.  There are four stages of microbial utilization of oil and these are

• Dispersion :- A physical process by which oil is broken down into smaller globules

• Solubilization :-  A biochemical process wherein the same dispersed molecules are transformed into assimilable form

• Assimilation :- A metabolic process where in the assimilated molecules are transformed into glucose

• Mineralization :- Final stage where oil is finally broken down into carbon dioxide and water

It is important that the bacteria are in a physiologically active state so that the effect of the activity of bacteria starts from day 0.  The oleophilic nature of the medium ensures that the bacteria are not lost in the vast mass of water in open waters or in the retention pond. Bacteria remain actively attached to oil globules after dispersion and continue breakdown of oil. All products are developed  on the basis of biodispersion process and have shown a consistent performance under different conditions thereby increasing the customer confidence in using this technology.