Ballast water treatment system for ships
CLEANBALLAST
RWO
For many years the discharge of untreated ballast water in the port of destination has caused serious ecological and economic damage and harm to public health. Organisms in ballast water find themselves in an alien environment, one where the absence of their natural enemies means they can multiply rapidly and threaten the ecological balance. With the adoption of the Convention on Ballast Water Management the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has reacted to the problem, which has been known of for some years. In future ballast water must be treated on-board to reduce the number of living organisms to a minimum. The convention applies from 2010, although there are transitional arrangements which depend on the keel laying date and the capacity for ballast water. These arrangements cover the retrofitting of existing ships up to 2016.
RWO has developed CleanBallast, a technology for onboard treatment of ballast water which reliably removes organisms, sediments and suspended solids in just two steps:
%u2022 A DiskFilter system for mechanical separation when taking in ballast water,
%u2022 followed by our advanced EctoSys® disinfection unit which, without any addition of chemicals, further reduces the number of living organisms before reaching the ballast water tanks.
RWO has developed CleanBallast, a technology for onboard treatment of ballast water which reliably removes organisms, sediments and suspended solids in just two steps:
%u2022 A DiskFilter system for mechanical separation when taking in ballast water,
%u2022 followed by our advanced EctoSys® disinfection unit which, without any addition of chemicals, further reduces the number of living organisms before reaching the ballast water tanks.
