Ensolve Biosystems and Gertsen & Olufsen sign agreement

Under the agreement, which was announced at a press conference at the Nor-Shipping 2009 maritime exhibition in Oslo, G&O will offer the PetroLiminator products alongside its own Bioreactor biological plant for black and grey water treatment.

EnSolve’s patented PetroLiminator system uses a combination of physical and biological means to treat oily bilge water. It treats both pure and emulsified oil, as well as detergents, degreasers and other chemicals in the water. The system generates minimal hazmats and does not produce harmful by-products. No flocculent or coagulant chemicals are used, substantially reducing sludge accumulation. It works totally unattended 24 hours a day, and a built-in fail-safe oil-content monitor ensures that accidental discharge cannot occur. The PetroLiminator system is type approved by the American Bureau of Shipping and DNV. It has also been certified to meet International Maritime Organization (IMO) MEPC.107(49) clean-water standards for overboard discharge and has received MED certification.