Bubble Tubing® technology

Fine bubble technology

The fine bubbles (micro-bubbles) generated by the aeration tube Bubble Tubing® are essential to obtain the best water quality results. Whether it be to oxygenate, treat a wastewater plant, to biologically eliminate a nutrient excess such as phosphorus (P), to control gas as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) or even to mix liquids, the bubbles help in many ways.  When they move and mix together, the micro-bubbles transfer effectively the oxygen while they also clarify, destratify and decontaminate the water by oxydation.

Bubble Tubing® and its multiple assets

Although the Bubble Tubing® diffuser releases bubbles that will oxygenate the water, it is not only used for this purpose. Our air diffusers also melt ice in winter conditions; create a bubble curtain that induces a water current to deflect debris, plastics, sediment, algae and oil spills and more. The bubbles generated by the Bubble Tubing® are also an incredible tool to reduce underwater harmful noise.

Bubble Tubing® offers various diffusers

Bubble Tubing® is offered in several sizes of weighted tube; 15 mm (½ ”), 20 mm (¾”), 25 mm (1 ”) 30 mm (1 ¼”) and it is also used to create our OctoAir-10 and OctoAir-60 diffusers that are made with stainless steel, including the support and legs which are commonly used for aeration and deicing.

Bubble Tubing® and OctoAir industrial applications

Wastewater treatment : Municipal wastewater, plants,  slaughterhouses, industrial composting sites and other industrial wastewater treatment plants are aerating using Bubble Tubing® and micro-organism activity to help eliminate nutrients; to mix liquids; to increase oxygen level and oxydation; to reduce the noxious odors associated with hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and to improve sludge management. The high efficacy of the bubble tube to increase the dissolved oxygen levels in wastewater and treated water will achieve improved BOD and COD levels for your system. Bubble Tubing® aeration products also play an important role in the aerated lagoons and treatment basins.

Oil, gas and mining industries : Bubble Tubing®, OctoAir-10 and OctoAir-60 diffusers are used for degasing; cooling systems; mineral extraction process; oxydation; water intake; deicing and water treatment of settling ponds.

Agriculture, food industries and aquaculture : There are several excellent applications in the industrial field where aeration allows the reduction of waste noxious odors; the improvement of wastewater treatment; the protection of fish farms; the improvement of the water quality in irrigation and animal water consumption ponds; improved the decontamination of reservoirs and lagoons, as well as improve deicing.

Water bodies such as ponds and lakes : Aeration with Bubble Tubing® technology will rejuvenate a body of water by adding the necessary oxygen in the sediments to avoid nutrient release, which generates significant algae and plant growth. In winter, these anoxic conditions often lead to fish kill since the released gases from the sediments are trapped under the ice. With aeration, the body of water is destratified and the oxygen released by the Bubble Tubing® in the sediment level feed the aerobic bacteria that decomposes the organic matter. The oxygen remains available for fish, invertebrates and microbes and maintains a balance in the ecosystem. Aeration in winter also acts like a deicing system since it avoids the ice formation and makes it possible for gases like H2S to be released.  With proper aeration, organic sediments are degraded over time and water depth returns to its non organic form. We call it bio-dredging phenomenon.

Sea beds: Construction of submerged structures can affect the environment when drilling, pile driving and basting. A bubble curtain made with Bubble Tubing® reduces the impact on noise level and sediment dispersion, and protects marine species.

River and channel beds : In a study made in 2014, researchers have shown how air bubble curtains can influence the flux and morphology of channels and river beds preventing the sediments from accumulating in the river curves, which must be regularly dredged in order to keep cargo transportation activity in operation.