GSI BENCH-SCALE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

The GSI has undertaken or plans to undertake bench-scale research activities in collaboration with the following developers in 2009/2010. Click here to view the GSI's land-based research activites.

PROPOSED TREATMENT	TREATMENT DEVELOPER	PROPOSED USE BY DEVELOPER	GSI TEST TYPES	STATUS
Seakleen® 80%EG (Menadione).	Hyde Marine, Inc.	Routine use as a ballast treatment.	Dose effectiveness, eco-toxicity, mechanism verification.	Complete.
Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH).	USGS Leetown Science Center.	Contingency treatment for NOBOBs which have not purged unpumpable ballast residuals enroute.	Dose effectiveness, eco-toxicity, corrosion effects, mechanism verification.	Complete.
Chlorine/ Dechlorination.	Michigan Technological University.	Emergency situations to address VHS or similar pathogens.	Dose effectiveness, eco-toxicity, corrosion effects, mechanism verification.	Complete.
Brine.	N/A	Contingency treatment for NOBOBs which have not purged unpumpable ballast residuals enroute.	Dose effectiveness, eco-toxicity, corrosion effects, mechanism verification.	Complete.
Ozone/Sonic energy.	T. L. Maddox Cos. /E. T. I.	Routine use as a ballast treatment.	Dose effectiveness, eco-toxicity, mechanism verification.	Complete.
Hydrated Lime (Ca(OH2)).	USGS Leetown Science Center.	Routine use as a ballast treatment.	Dose effectiveness, eco-toxicity, mechanism verification.	Complete.
Filtration/ Ozone/UV.	Seair Inc.	Routine use as a ballast treatment.	Dose effectiveness, eco-toxicity, corrosion effects, mechanism verification.	Write up.
BallaClean system (yeast treatment).	EcologiQ LLC.	Routine use as a ballast treatment.	Dose effectiveness, eco-toxicity, mechanism verification.	Write up .
Chlorine/ Ultrasound.	Bacoustics LLC.	Routine use as a ballast treatment.	Dose effectiveness, eco-toxicity, mechanism verification.	Write up.
Controlled Hydrodynamic Cavitation	VRTX Technologies.	Routine use as a ballast treatment.	Dose effectiveness.	Write up.
Filtration + Electrochlorination	Siemens Water Technologies Corp.	Routine use as a ballast treatment.	Dose effectiveness, eco-toxicity, mechanism verification.	Write up.
Photoelectrocatalytic oxidation	AquaMost Inc.	Routine use as a ballast treatment.	Dose effectiveness, residual toxicity.	Complete.
Electric Pulse	Brillyant, Inc.	Routine use as a ballast treatment.	TBD.	Active.

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