Enzymes
More Energy from Every Substrate
Why Enzymes Are So Important for Biogas Plants.
Substrate digestion determines how efficiently a biogas plant operates. Without enzymes, valuable components such as fiber, cell walls, and starch remain partially unused. Enzymes accelerate biological degradation processes—and help release energy that would otherwise remain trapped in manure, silage, or residual materials.
The Biggest Challenges in Substrate Digestion
- Fiber-Rich Substrates
- Variations in substrate quality
- Short residence times
- High agitator loads
The universal enzyme product for optimizing substrate degradation
HydroZYM is SaMpower’s universal line of enzyme products designed to optimize substrate digestion in biogas plants.
It supports biological processes where microorganisms reach their limits—in the breakdown of fibers, cell walls, starch, protein, and fats.
The result: more available energy, faster hydrolysis, more stable processes, and higher gas production.
How Enzymes Work
What specific benefits do enzymes offer?
- Up to 10–15% higher gas production (depending on the plant)
- Faster hydrolysis and fermentation rates
- Better utilization of corn, straw, grass silage, manure, and chicken manure
- Fewer scum layers, less sedimentation
- Reduced agitation load
- More stable microbial activity & fewer process disruptions
- More efficient use of substrates
- smaller volumes of digested residue
For which types of facilities are enzymes particularly beneficial?
- High-fiber feed (manure, straw, GPS)
- Silage with varying quality
- short HRT / high throughput
- new substrates or mixed rations
- Plants with hydrolysis bottlenecks
- Substrate cost pressure
- Plants with “biological instability”
Why Choose SaMpower Enzymes?
SaMpower combines enzyme technology with in-depth expertise in process biology, analysis, and substrate evaluation.
We don’t just recommend a product—we recommend the solution that’s right for your facility.
Our strengths:
- Customized plant evaluation
- clear dosing recommendations
- Products for different substrate profiles
- Support & monitoring
- Experience gained from hundreds of systems