Evoqua Water Technologies가 제공하는 SeaCURETM 기술이 상호 관리 시스템(AMS)으로써 사용 될 수 있도록 미국 연안 경비대가 승인했다고 발표했다. AMS 승인은 선박 소유자와 운영자가 미국에서 SeaCURE 밸러스터 수 처리 시스템을 사용할 수 있도록 승인된 것을 의미한다.
SeaCURE은 폭 넓게 사용되는 Chloropac electrochlorination 기술을 기반으로 하는 효과적이며 믿을 수 있는 낮은 비용의 밸러스트 수처리 시스템이다.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has granted alternate management system (AMS) acceptance of a new ballast water management system for use in fresh, brackish and sea water, providing ship owners with a type-approved solution that can be deployed in any trade lane worldwide.

Called SeaCURETM, the technology is provided by Evoqua Water Technologies, a specialist in water and wastewater treatment products, systems and services, and has been accepted for use as an AMS by the USCG. AMS acceptance means that vessel owners and operators are now permitted to use the SeaCURE ballast water treatment system in U.S. waters.

SeaCURE has previously been typed approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and BSH, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (Bundesamt fur Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie). Evoqua will also apply for and undergo thorough testing required toward full USCG type approval. Currently, no ballast water treatment system has full USCG type approval.

SeaCURE is an efficient, reliable, low-cost ballast water management system based on proven, widely-deployed Chloropac electrochlorination technology from Electrocatalytic, now an Evoqua brand.

SeaCURE eliminates the need for storing or handling chemicals onboard due to in-situ generation of sodium hypochlorite from the natural salinity in seawater. Sodium hypochlorite biocide generation in a side stream taken off the ballast water main minimizes footprint, making it an ideal choice for retrofits. Patented intake filter technology injects biocide into ballast seawater before it reaches the large surface filter intakes to reduce the growth of marine organisms that can clog the filters.

The SeaCURE system is based on the tested Chloropac marine growth prevention system (MGPS), which uses electrochlorination biocide generation and injection treatment for seawater cooling systems. More than 2,500 Chloropac systems have been fitted to ships and offshore rigs globally over the past 30 years.

One of the added benefits of SeaCURE is the option for the system to operate in MGPS mode when it is not being used for ballast water treatment. MGPS, such as that offered through SeaCURE, can significantly reduce the costs associated with seawater cooling system anode replacement, as well as the cleaning and overhaul of coolers, valves and pipework, in turn enabling permanently clean cooling systems to work at optimum efficiency.

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 8월 19일]