Environmental engineering · Yaoundé · Cameroon
Hydrocarbon remediation through bioremediation
Soil, sludge, sediment and water treated by biological means, down to the official threshold of 500 ppm TPH. Results validated by accredited laboratories.
MINEPDED N°00103/D/MINEPDED/SG/DNC/SDNAV · 07/09/2022
500 ppm
Official threshold targeted for total hydrocarbons
99.8 %
Reduction achieved on oily sediment
9
Tracked stages, from reception to closure
2020
Cameroonian public limited company
About IMAC
Environmental engineering for your sites
IMAC Services SA is a Cameroonian company founded in 2020, specialising in industrial cleaning and the treatment of petroleum waste.
Backed by its partnership with the Finnish companies KEEEN International and ORS, leaders in cleaning and bioremediation treatments, IMAC applies biological processes on oil platforms, refineries, depots, tanks and vessels, at sea and on land.
- Ministerial approval
- MINEPDED N°00103/D/MINEPDED/SG/DNC/SDNAV
- Validating laboratories
- HYDRAC · CPCI — ISO/CEI 17025
Our services
Four areas of intervention
- 01Soil and sediment remediationContaminated soil, hydrocarbon sludge, oily sedimentSee details
- 02Water treatmentIndustrial and oilfield water, waste water before dischargeSee details
- 03Industrial cleaningPlatforms, refineries, depots, tanks and vessels, shipsSee details
- 04Spill responseLand and sea response, absorption then biological breakdownSee details
- A specific need?Let's talk about your site.Get in touch
Our process
Nine stages, a single acceptance criterion
From sediment reception to the declaration of conformity, every batch is tracked and measured by an accredited laboratory.
≤500ppm TPH
Verified at stage 8 by a confirmation analysis.
See the process
- 01Sediment reception
- 02Sampling and baseline analysis
- 03Pre-treatment in IBC tanks
- 04Transfer to the treatment platform
- 05Active bioremediation
- 06Periodic monitoring and analytical control
- 07Treatment adjustment
- 08Final control and validation
- 09Final report and closure
Measured results
Figures validated by third-party laboratories
Trials carried out in 2022 to obtain the MINEPDED approval. Every value is backed by an analysis report.
Hydrocarbon sludge
Hydrocarbon sludge treatment
Before
282,704
After
3,151ppm
−98.9 %
Before · 282,704 ppmAfter · 3,151 ppm PERENCO · HYDRAC
Oily sediment
Oily sediment treatment
Before
488,300
After
915ppm
−99.8 %
Before · 488,300 ppmAfter · 915 ppm PERENCO · CPCI
Hydrocarbon-contaminated water
Water decontamination after a spill
Before
22,540
After
4.33mg/l
−99.98 %
PERENCO · HYDRAC
Industrial waste water
Waste water brought to standard before discharge
Before
66
After
< 1mg/l
−> 98.5 %
Gaz du Cameroun · CPCI
Partners
Two Finnish technologies, two accredited laboratories
- KEEEN
- Hydrocarbon-degrading biotechnology
- Finland
- ORS
- Hydrocarbon recovery absorbents
- Finland · 2011
- HYDRAC
- Laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 for testing.
- ISO/CEI 17025
- CPCI
- Testing centre approved by MINMIDT.
- Agrément MINMIDT N°AR 000377 du 16/12/2020
Products from a TÜV SÜD-certified manufacturer.
Talk to IMAC
A site to remediate, a batch to treat, a quote to scope?
Describe the contamination, the estimated volume and your timescale, and we will come back with an approach and an order of magnitude.