🔬 Enzyme

  • Definition: Enzymes are biological catalysts—proteins produced by living organisms (like microbes)—that speed up chemical reactions.
  • Function: Breaks down specific molecules. For example, lipase breaks down fats, protease breaks down proteins.
  • Limitation: Enzymes only work on specific substrates and do not reproduce or grow. They are non-living.

🧪 Example: Pouring an enzyme product into a grease trap may break down the grease, but the enzyme itself doesn’t grow or clean further once used up.

🦠 Microbe (Microorganism)

  • Definition: Living organisms (e.g., bacteria, fungi) that can grow, reproduce, and perform functions like producing enzymes or breaking down waste.
  • Function: Microbes often produce their own enzymes to digest waste over time.
  • Benefit: Microbes can adapt, multiply, and provide long-term effects.

🧪 Example: A microbial solution keeps working as the bacteria colonize and continue digesting organic matter like grease or sludge.

🌱 EM (Effective Microorganisms)

  • Definition: A specific cocktail of beneficial microbes, often including lactic acid bacteria, yeast, and photosynthetic bacteria.
  • Origin: Concept introduced by Prof. Teruo Higa in Japan.
  • Use: Widely used in agriculture, wastewater treatment, composting, and odor control.

🧪 Example: EM solutions are applied to reduce smell and improve breakdown in organic waste like food compost or septic tanks.

🌟 ETG

Let’s define ETG clearly, assuming based on past conversations it’s a custom formulation of microbes + enzymes optimized for industrial or domestic cleaning.

  • Definition: ETG is a proprietary blend of enzymes and living microbes (possibly including EM types) tailored for targeted applications like:
    • Grease traps
    • Odor control
    • Wastewater
    • Piping maintenance
  • Advantage:
    • Combines immediate action of enzymes with the long-term breakdown of waste by microbes.
    • Safe, non-toxic, and biodegradable.
    • Can outperform standard enzymes-only or microbes-only products.
    • Tailored for local industry problems (e.g., tropical climates, FOG issues in palm oil, hotels, restaurants).

🧩 Summary Table

Feature Enzyme Microbe EM ETG
Living organism? ❌ No ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes (microbes + enzymes)
Reproduces? ❌ No ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
Acts fast? ✅ Yes ⚠️ Slower ⚠️ Slower ✅ Yes (enzymes)
Long-lasting effect? ❌ No ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
Custom blended? ❌ No ❌ Generic ⚠️ Predefined ✅ Yes (tailored formula)
Application-specific? ⚠️ Sometimes ⚠️ Sometimes ⚠️ General use ✅ Targeted by industry