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Table 2 (continued)

Pre-
treatment

Residual
control

Nr. Manufacturer System name Treatment Web site

The Ship Stability
Research Centre
(SSRC), University of
Strathclyde

www.sumobrain.com/patents/wip
o/Ballast -water-treatment-
system/WO2010086604.html

88 ClearBal - -

-

89 Trojan Trojan Marinex Filtration UV www.trojanmarinex.com

University of
Dubrovnik, Croatia

-

90 - Hydrocyclone High pressure -

Drinking
water+chlorine

Sodium
bisulphite

91 Van Oord B.V. VO -BWMS - www.vanoord.com/

Wilhelmsen Technical
Solutions/Resource
(withdrawn from
market, relaunch
planned)

-

Cavitation+elec
trolysis/electroc
hlorination+ozo
nation

Unitor Resource
BWTS

92 Filtration www.resource-technology.com

Wuxi Brightsky
Electronic Co., Ltd.

-

93 BSKY Filtration UV www.bsky.cn

Thermal Aqua
Filtration (TAF)

-

94 Confidential Filtration Heat -

95 Confidential - Hydrocyclone - - -

Cavitation+Elec
trochemical
treatment

-

96 Confidential - Filtration -

97 Confidential - Hydrocyclone Chlorination - -

98 Confidential - Filtration Akrolein Not decided -

Electrolysis/elec
trochlorination

-

99 Confidential - Filtration? -

-

10 0 Confidential - Filtration UV -

Electrolysis/elec
trochlorination

Substance
unknown

10 1 Confidential - Filtration -

UV+microwaves
+ozone

-

10 2 Confidential - Filtration -

10 3 Confidential - Filtration UV - -

10 4 Confidential - Filtration UV - -

Acknowledgements The research leading to part of these results has received funding from the
European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under Grant Agreement
No. [266445] for the project Vectors of Change in Oceans and Seas Marine Life, Impact on
Economic Sectors (VECTORS). Part of this publication has been produced with the fi nancial
assistance of the IPA Adriatic Cross-Border Cooperation Programme - strategic project Ballast
Water Management System for Adriatic Sea Protection (BALMAS). The contents of this publica-
tion are the sole responsibility of authors and can under no circumstances be regarded as refl ecting
the position of the IPA Adriatic Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Authorities.

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