Ensolve introduces MEPC compliant separator

EnSolve Biosystems in the USA has successfully completed testing its new oily water separator (OWS) system for U.S. Coast Guard type approval. The new-generation PetroLiminator PL630M was tested to meet the new IMO MEPC.107(49) clean water standards for overboard discharge.

“The PL630M consistently achieved effluent levels of less than one part per million (ppm) in oil content,” said Dr. Jason Caplan, president of EnSolve. “The highest recorded measurement in the tests was just 2.2 ppm, far below the IMO specified limit of 15 ppm. The system is rated to treat up to 20,000 liters of bilge water per day.”

Caplan reported that the first PL630M system will be installed on a Color Line vessel later this year. The EnSolve technology is totally unique and unlike any other OWS product on the market in that it uses safe non-pathogenic hydrocarbon-degrading microbes to destroy particles of oil and other contaminants in the bilge water. This green technology produces no harmful by-products and is hazmat free. The PetroLiminator system treats both pure and emulsified oil, as well as other organic chemicals, such as detergents, degreasers, glycols and transmission fluid. The system?s fail-safe oil content monitor with automatic shut-off, ensures that no contaminated effluent can be discharged accidentally.

“The PetroLiminator is virtually maintenance free,” said Caplan. “There are no flocculants to add or beads to change, thus greatly reducing chemical and disposal costs. It operates fully automatically, unattended, 24/7. The capital investment and operating costs are far lower than those of other OWS technologies. Data gathered from operational shipboard PetroLiminator systems reveals average operational costs to be on the order of $0.02 per gallon of treated water.”