Synthetic Blackwater and Faecal Sludge Simulant BZ595
Product Code: BZ595
Manufacturer: Biochemazone
Available Pack Sizes: 1 L, 5 L, 20 L
Custom Bulk Quantities Available
Product Overview
Biochemazone Synthetic Blackwater and Faecal Sludge Simulant BZ595 are safe, reproducible substitutes for toilet wastewater and faecal sludge, for developing and testing sanitation technologies. Real blackwater and sludge vary widely and carry pathogens, which makes them hard to use in product development and in laboratories without biosafety facilities.
Synthetic blackwater combines faecal simulant, urine simulant, toilet paper and flush water at realistic ratios, giving a dilute, high-organic wastewater. The faecal sludge simulant is a thick, high-solids material representing the contents of pits, septic tanks and container toilets. Both are based on published recipes (see the review of synthetic human faeces and faecal sludge, Penn et al. 2018) and have a pH of about 7.0 (range 6.5–8.0).
Typical uses are pre-testing of non-sewered sanitation systems and small treatment units (the context of ISO 30500), dewatering and drying trials, and teaching. Each batch is prepared with ISO 3696 compliant high-purity water under Biochemazone’s ISO 9001 / GMP quality system.
Key Features & Benefits
✅ Two Types – Dilute synthetic blackwater and high-solids faecal sludge
✅ Published Recipe Basis – Built on the synthetic faeces and sludge literature
✅ pH About 7.0 (Range 6.5–8.0) – Typical of fresh blackwater
✅ Realistic Organic Load – High COD and solids for treatment testing
✅ Pathogen-Free – Safe for standard laboratories
✅ Bulk Sizes – 1 L to 20 L
✅ Consistent Batch-to-Batch – Repeatable treatment trials
✅ Made in Canada – Manufactured under ISO 9001 / GMP quality systems
Applications
🚽 Sanitation Technology
• Non-sewered toilets and treatment units (ISO 30500 context)
• Septic, container and composting toilet testing
• Pumps, macerators and conveyance systems
💧 Treatment & Resource Recovery
• Dewatering, drying and thermal treatment trials
• Anaerobic digestion and biogas studies
• Nutrient recovery research
🎓 Research & Teaching
• Environmental engineering laboratories
• WASH programme training
Usage Areas
- Sanitation technology developers
- Environmental engineering laboratories
- Water and wastewater equipment makers
- NGOs and WASH research programmes
- Universities and teaching laboratories
Typical Properties
- Appearance: Brown liquid (blackwater) or thick brown slurry (sludge)
- pH: about 7.0 (range 6.5–8.0)
- Composition: Faecal simulant (yeast, fibre, cellulose, oil, salts), urine simulant (urea, salts), toilet paper and water
- Solids: Low (blackwater); high (faecal sludge)
- Biological Status: Pathogen-free; contains no faecal material
Storage & Stability
- Storage Temperature: 2–30 °C
- Shelf Life: 1 year for unopened bottles
- Shipping: Room temperature
- Best kept at 2–8 °C for prolonged storage and stability of the biological components (yeast); storage at 2–30 °C is fine for short-term use
- Mix well before use; solids settle on standing
Customization Options
- Solids content, COD and nitrogen to customer specification
- Urine-only and faeces-only fractions
- Dry premix for mixing on site
- Bulk supply
Ordering Information
BZ595 is available in standard laboratory sizes or OEM/bulk supply formats.
📄 MSDS, Technical Datasheet, and Certificate of Analysis (CoA) available upon request
📧 Email: info@biochemazone.com
🌐 Website: www.biochemazone.com
⚠️ For research and testing only. Not for human or animal use.
