MyCelx Oil and Hydrocarbon Removal Solutions

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Presented by Hal Alper

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Evolving Needs and Differential Nature of Bilge Water

15 ppm What does it mean? 15 / 10,000 of 1% 15 gm / 1,000,000 gm 1 ml = 1 gm = 1 cc 1L = 1000 ml x 1000 L = 1 x 106 ml = 1 x 106 cc 1000 L H2O x 1000 gm/L = 1,000,000 gm

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Droplet volume 15 ml = 15 cc # of droplets = 1 Diameter of droplet = 3 cm Surface Area = 28.6 cm2

Mass >> Surface Tension Charge << Mass Will Disperse

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Comparison of

1000 ml

Diameter of droplet = 1 micron Droplet Volume = 5.24 x 10-19 cc. Number of Droplets

= 15 /( 5.24 x 10-19 ) = 3 x 1019 droplets

= 3,000,000,000,000,000,000 droplets Total Surface Area = 9 x 10 7 sq.cm Mass << Surface Tension Charge >> Mass Will Repel

1000 ml

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15 ppm

100μ 50 μ 10 μ 1 μ 0.1 μ

Liquid ----------- Mixed -------------------------------------- Particle

Gravity ------------------------------|-----------------------------Chemistry

- Sequential Treatment Scheme

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Nature of Bilge Water as Ship Ages

New Ship Old ShipHigh Detergent More Oil and more slugs

Low Oil High Particulate

Low Particulate High Microbial Products

Low Microbial Products

Major Problem Major Problem

Emulsified Oil System not able to adapt to mixed properties

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Evolving Needs and Differential Nature of Bilge Water

One size fits all approach is problematic due to variable nature of bilge water from ship to ship and over the lifetime of the ship

Shipboard bilge water systems should be modular and able to evolve as conditions change

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