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Treatment of 250 t/h Ballast Water in Oceanic Ships Using ·OH Radicals Based on Strong Electric-Field Discharge

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The ballast water of oceanic ships is the main cause for worldwide transfer of non-indigenous aquatic species. The use of hydroxyl radicals is an efficient method for killing the aquatic species in ballast water. For practical application, a 250 t/h ·OH ballast water-treatment system was designed and installed on the ship Yulong (ten thousand tons) in Dalian harbor. On this ship, a series of experiments were carried out. As a result, the concentration of total oxidants declined over time. Harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in the ballast water were rapidly killed after ·OH treatment and no re-growth was observed during a storage time of 5 days. The quality of the ballast water was considerably improved. Therefore, the D-2 ballast water discharge standard of the International Maritime Organization was satisfied. Compared with current methods, ·OH treatment is a potentially effective technology which can be practically applied in the ballast water-treatment of oceanic ships in the future.

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The work was supported by Projects of Distinguished Young and General Program from National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC: 61025001; 50877005), “Cheung Kong Scholars” Program and National 863 Program (No. 2012AA062609) from Education Ministry of China.

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  1. College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

    Mindong Bai

  2. Physics Department, Environmental Engineering Institute, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, Liaoning, China

    Zhitao Zhang, Nahui Zhang, Yiping Tian, Chao Chen & Xiangying Meng

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Bai, M., Zhang, Z., Zhang, N. et al. Treatment of 250 t/h Ballast Water in Oceanic Ships Using ·OH Radicals Based on Strong Electric-Field Discharge. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 32, 693–702 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-012-9369-9

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