Color Line installs Ensolve

EnSolve Biosystems, the US biotechnology company, has received an order from Color Line to install a PetroLiminator 300 biomechanical bilge water treatment system on the passenger ferry Color Viking. The installation on the 1,460 passenger, 340 vehicle ferry will take place within the next three months.

The PetroLiminator system uses a patented biotechnology process to remove emulsified oil and other hydrocarbon wastes from the ship?s bilge water, so it can be discharged overboard in compliance with strict clean-water regulations. The system uses safe, non-pathogenic microbes that consume oil, grease, transmission fluid and other hydrocarbon-based particles in the bilge water. It has been type approved by the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Department of Transport to meet IMO?s standards for overboard discharge.

EnSolve maintain that their PetroLiminator design represents a major improvement over traditional mechanical oily water separators in terms of reliability, performance and cost-effectiveness. The system is claimed to be virtually maintenance free, with no filters or ceramic beads to clean or replace. It is designed to operate 24/7 totally unattended and contains a fail-safe oil content monitor that protects against accidental discharge of contaminated water.

The PetroLiminator 300 is designed to process between 500 and 1,500 gallons of emulsified bilge water per day. The compact modular system can easily be retrofitted in tight machinery spaces.