The document describes a biological solution called AMBRA clean for decontaminating oil-polluted soil. AMBRA clean is injected into the soil where it emulsifies hydrocarbon chains and dissolves the oil into tiny water droplets. This serves to break down the oil using bacteria already present in the soil. The solution provides nutrients that allow bacteria to multiply and degrade the hydrocarbons completely within a few days, leaving no toxic byproducts. AMBRA clean has been successfully used since 1998 to decontaminate oil-polluted soil and groundwater.

1. Biological Sustainable Solution
Decontamination of Oil Polluted Soil

2. Solution for the decontamination of oil polluted
soil AMBRA clean * (*by Biosativa)
AMBRA clean is excellently suited for the decontamination of oil
polluted soils
AMBRA clean is 100 % biodegradable
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3. Process description
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4. Process description
AMBRA clean is injected into the soil.
The pumping process emulsifies the hydrocarbon chains completely.
The emulsion is pumped through the soil using the hydrologic cycle.
The surface tension of the oil is fully reduced, consequently it
dissolves completely in water.
The resulting water-oil mixture consists of the tiniest droplets.
The tiny droplets of oil remian on the surface of the ground water
from where they are pumped out.
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5. Process description
The residuals in the soil can be exploited by bacteria.
AMBRA clean serves as a nutrient for natural bacteria that are
already present in the contaminated soil and contains a cocktail of
nutrients for microorganisms to accelerate the degradation process.
As a consequence, the bacteria multiply and accelerate the
degradation of the hydrocarbons.
Therefore, we allow the environment to complete its natural
decomposition process reduced to a period of a few days.
In this decomposition process there are no toxic / polluting
byproducts.
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6. Fields of application
Petrochemical plants
Industrial plants
Military areas
Inner-city areas
Depending on the individual case we develop an
individual solution for the optimal concept.
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7. References
The solution has successfully been used for
the decontamination of oil polluted soil and
ground water since 1998.
Public sector:
Authorities for water resources
management
Municipalities
Example: Wasserwirtschaftsamt Berlin
Private sector
Major corporations
Example: Vattenfall GmbH
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8. AMBRA GmbH
Klosterstr. 3
D-55232 Alzey
GERMANY
Tel. +49 (0) 6731 548898 10
Fax +49 (0) 6731 548898 99
mail@faber-ambra.com
Contact
Wolfgang Tönges, CEO
w.toenges@faber-ambra.com
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9. Further information
ATTACHMENT
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10. Characteristics of AMBRA clean* (*by Biosativa)
Made from natural renewable raw materials (mainly concentrate from
yeast and vegetable oil).
Prepared without fat acid chlorides or other environmentally harmful
additives.
The use of natural ingredients leads to the highest microbial
compatibility of the products (prerequisite for biodegradation) and
residue-free and rapid complete biodegradability.
85 % in 3 days
100 % in 15 - 20 days
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